India, Jan. 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notice to the state government, seeking its response on the petition filed by London-based doctor and YouTuber Sangram Patil, in connection with a criminal case registered over his social media posts criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A single judge bench of justice Ashwin Bhobe was hearing Patil's petition, which sought to quash the FIR and cancel the Look Out Circular (LOC) that has prevented him from returning to the United Kingdom.

Patil, a British citizen of Indian origin and a native of Jalgaon, was initially stopped at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on January 10 when he arrived in India and questioned for around 15 hours, officials said. He ...