Overview
- The Antwerp Court of Appeal ruled on October 17 that there is no legal barrier to surrendering Choksi, declaring two Indian arrest warrants enforceable.
- Judges found the alleged offences—conspiracy, breach of trust, fraud, embezzlement and related corruption—punishable under both Indian and Belgian law, meeting the dual‑criminality test.
- One count for causing disappearance of evidence under IPC Section 201 was excluded because the offence is not recognised in Belgian law.
- The court rejected claims of political prosecution and a 2021 abduction from Antigua, and it accepted India’s detention and fair‑trial assurances.
- India’s filings included CPWD plans and photos of Barrack No. 12 at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail, where authorities say Choksi would be held under judicial custody with medical access.