Delhi court upholds order asking CBI to drop lookout notice for Aakar Patel

Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, however, set aside the direction issued to the CBI director to make a written apology to Patel for the agency's action against him.

A Delhi court on Saturday upheld an order directing the CBI to withdraw the lookout circular against Amnesty International India Board chair Aakar Patel, saying the LOC is "bad in law" and "cannot sustain".

Special Judge Santosh Snehi Mann, however, set aside the direction to the CBI director to give written apology to Patel, acknowledging "lapses" on the part of his subordinate. The judge, who made some scathing remarks against the CBI, also revoked the magisterial court's direction to "fix accountability of CBI officials for issuance of LOC".

The judge also directed Patel not to leave country without magisterial court's permission. The