New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- Sanjay Bhandari, an Indian businessman wanted in India on alleged tax evasion and money laundering charges, on Friday won his appeal against extradition from Britain to India in London's High Court.

Bhandari is an accused middleman in the defence sector who is contesting his extradition to India on alleged tax evasion and money laundering charges.

The Royal Courts of Justice in London ruled that the "acceptance in India of torture or other serious mistreatment" meant extradition would breach Bhandari's human rights.

In January 2023, UK ministers had ordered Bhandari's extradition which he challenged at the High Court last year.

The 62-year-old businessman had won permission to appeal against a November 2022 Westm...