• Belgium court rejects fugitive Mehul Choksi’s petition


• Petition against extradition dismissed


• The way to bring Mehul Choksi to India is clear

Fugitive Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi has received a big shock. According to Belgian authorities, his appeal challenging his extradition to India has been rejected by the Belgian Supreme Court. Choksi is absconding in connection with the alleged Rs 13,000 crore Punjab National Bank scam.

After this court decision, Indian agencies are hopeful that Choksi will be brought back to India soon. For the past several years To Mehul Choksi Efforts are underway to bring it to India. Finally, it seems that the way to bring him to India has been cleared.

Supreme Court decision

The Court of Cassation, Belgium’s highest court, handed down its verdict on Tuesday. He also dismissed fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi’s appeal challenging his extradition to India, PTI reported. Court official Henry Vanderlinden shared information that the Court of Cassation has rejected the appeal and therefore, the Court of Appeal’s decision will stand. Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium in April and is still in Belgium. Efforts are on to bring him to India and finally the road is clear now.

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This decision was challenged

Earlier, the Court of Appeal in Antwerp had approved India’s extradition request. He declared it unenforceable. On November 29, 2024, the pre-trial hearing order of the court was upheld. The arrest warrants of 2018 and 2021 of the Bombay Special Court were upheld. This paved the way for Choksi’s extradition to India.

Will Choksi remain in Arthur Road Jail?

Earlier, Indian institutions in Mumbai Arthur Road Photos and presentations of prison facilities were submitted to a Belgian court. India assured the Belgian court that Mehul Choksi would be kept under humane conditions. Choksi had said that he was at risk of political persecution and inhumane treatment in India. However, the court said there was no evidence that he would be persecuted or face an unfair trial in India. So now he will be sent to Indian jail. No one can stop Choksi from being brought to India now. After this, everyone’s attention is on what punishment Choksi will get according to Indian law and more than that, everyone is curious when he will be brought to India.

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