Overview
- Court of Cassation spokesperson Henri Vanderlinden confirmed the appeal was rejected, keeping the Antwerp Court of Appeal’s October 17 decision in force.
- Belgian officials say the transfer can now move forward subject to administrative steps and any limited remaining legal remedies.
- The Antwerp court held India’s arrest warrants were enforceable under dual criminality and found no credible risk of torture, ill‑treatment or denial of justice.
- India assured Belgium on detention conditions and medical care, including lodging Choksi in Barrack No. 12 at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail.
- Arrested in Antwerp on April 11 and denied bail as a flight risk, Choksi is accused in the PNB fraud of about Rs 13,000–13,850 crore, with roughly Rs 6,400 crore attributed to him.