Noting that “there cannot be any unfettered control or restriction on the right to travel” and that it was part of the fundamental rights, a Delhi court on Thursday asked the Director of the CBI to tender a written apology to former Amnesty International India chief Aakar Patel after he was stopped from boarding a U.S.-bound flight from Bengaluru Airport on Wednesday citing a Look-Out Circular (LOC) issued against him.
The court also went on to direct the CBI to withdraw the LOC issued against Mr. Patel after he challenged the same before the Magistrate.
The order was passed by Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Pawan Kumar, who noted that the issuance of the LOC was a “deliberate act” and that it puts restriction on the “valuable rights” of the accused.
