Overview

• The Bombay High Court approved Choksi’s request to withdraw his 2020 plea challenging a non-bailable warrant linked to the PNB fraud case.
• The warrant was originally executed at the Central Bureau of Investigation’s request after Choksi’s detention in Antwerp on an Indian extradition demand.
• He remains in a Belgian prison under India’s extradition treaty while contesting his status as a fugitive economic offender in Mumbai.
• His legal team has asked the Special PMLA Court to reject the Enforcement Directorate’s application to brand him a fugitive economic offender, citing his ‘constructive custody.’
• In parallel, Choksi has appealed to the Belgian Court of Appeal over a denied bail and alleged procedural violations during his arrest.