Nirav Modi UK Extradition Appeal To Be Heard On December 14
NDTV
Nirav Modi who remains behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March 2019, was granted permission to appeal against the Westminster Magistrates'' Court extradition order on mental health and human rights grounds.
A British court will hear on December 14 an appeal filed by fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi against his extradition from the UK to India to face charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.
The 50-year-old jeweller, who remains behind bars at Wandsworth Prison in south-west London since his arrest in March 2019, was granted permission to appeal against the Westminster Magistrates'' Court extradition order on mental health and human rights grounds.
High Court judge Martin Chamberlain had ruled on August 9 that arguments presented by Modi''s legal team concerning his "severe depression" and "high risk of suicide" were arguable at a substantial hearing.
"This case is fixed for a one-day hearing on 14th December," a High Court official said, in reference to the substantial hearing.
