After bail, Choksi returns to Antigua for treatment
His legal team approached the Dominica high court last week seeking relief on the ground that his health was deteriorating and he needed urgent medical attention
His legal team approached the Dominica high court last week seeking relief on the ground that his health was deteriorating and he needed urgent medical attention
Bail granted on medical grounds, said Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal; bail plea was supposed to be heard on 23 July
Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi are being investigated by the ED and the CBI after it was detected that they allegedly cheated Punjab National Bank of more than Rs 13,400 crore.
Choksi, in a bid to avoid extradition to India, had earlier this year, surrendered his passport to the Indian High Commission in Antigua.
Choksi, currently based in the Caribbean nation of Antigua, filed an affidavit stating he had left the country in January 2018 for getting medical check-up and treatment abroad.
The Extradition Act, 1993, of Antigua and Barbuda provides the legal basis for extraditing fugitive Indian diamond merchant Mehul Choksi
A team from India was sent to Antigua a few days ago to pursue the authorities there to extradite Choksi, an accused in the alleged PNB fraud case.
Choksi, now a prime accused in the alleged Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, obtained passport under the 'Tatkal' category after the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Mumbai granted him “No Police Verification Required” status in 2015.
"All passport issuing authorities can issue a PCC if there is a clear PVR in the system," Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
Choksi and his companies allegedly availed credit from overseas branches of Indian banks using the fraudulent guarantees of PNB.
