‘No Risk Of Persecution’: Belgium’s Top Court Clears Way For Mehul Choksi’s India Return | World News
Last Updated:December 17, 2025, 23:17 IST Choksi had argued that his return to India would result in a ‘flagrant denial of justice’ and that he faced a genuine risk of ‘torture or inhuman and degrading treatment’ The court has effectively cleared the path for Mehul Choksi’s extradition to India to face charges in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. File pic/AFP In a landmark legal victory for Indian investigative agencies, the Court of Cassation—Belgium’s highest judicial authority—has dismissed the final appeal of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi. The order, released on Wednesday, upholds the previous ruling of the Antwerp Court of Appeal, effectively clearing the path for Choksi’s extradition to India to face charges in the Rs 13,000-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case. The Court of Cassation’s decision was categorical, endorsing the lower court’s view that Choksi failed to provide “concretely plausible” evidence to support his claims. The fugitive businessman had argued that his return to India would result in a “flagrant denial of justice” and that he faced a genuine risk …
