Overview
- The Bombay High Court, which issued the order Tuesday, directed Maharashtra to modify the Look Out Circular by May 11 so Sangram Patil can return to the UK.
- Justice Ashwin Bhobe recorded undertakings from Patil and his parents that he will appear when called and cooperate with investigators, and then cleared his travel.
- A Look Out Circular is an immigration alert that blocks departures at airports, and it stopped Patil from flying out on January 19 after his January 10 detention in Mumbai.
- Police have alleged in a court filing that Patil’s posts were part of a larger organised effort and that he did not fully share devices or credentials, and the quashing plea will be heard after the summer break.
- Patil, a British citizen and YouTuber with a large audience, argues the case punishes political speech, and the ruling lets him rejoin his family and NHS patients while the probe continues.