Loki’s first appearance is in Journey into Mystery #85, where he is shown imprisoned inside a tree in Asgard, which he manages to escape from by learning to manipulate the tree to cause a passing deity to shed a tear. Thot and Loki duke it out an Earth, which ends in Thor’s triumph and him bringing Loki back to Asgard. However, in Journey into Mystery #88 it is shown that, instead of devising a new way to confine and depower Loki, Odin just forbids him from leaving Asgard and seemingly lets him wander it free. At most, Odin seems to have posted Heimdall to guard the Bifrost, yet Loki, quickly finds a way to sneak past him.
How come Odin take such lax measures compared to before?
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Because despite everything, Loki is his (adopted) son, and because Odin is far from infallible.