Additional Sessions Judge Raj Kumar Tripathi granted liberty to Pachauri to withdraw his plea and move a fresh application before the metropolitan magistrate having territorial jurisdiction of the case.
Pachauri had proceeded on leave from TERI after sexual harassment charges were levelled against him by a woman employee.
Pachauri has been allowed to go abroad from June 29 to July 9.
Pachauri, who is facing sexual harassment allegations from a woman employee, was on Saturday granted anticipatory bail by a Delhi court
