Overview

• Special CBI Judge A V Gujarathi on September 22 approved Mehta’s plea under BNSS, with the written order made available on Friday.
• The pardon is conditional on a full and true disclosure and requires Mehta to appear before the court, with the prosecution facilitating his return to India.
• As an approver, the British citizen long based in Hong Kong can now be called to depose against other accused, including Nirav Modi.
• The CBI did not oppose the plea, and Mehta and his wife, Purvi Modi, had previously received pardons in related ED/PMLA proceedings after assisting asset actions.
• A July supplementary chargesheet named Mehta as a beneficiary of transfers linked to fraudulent LoUs, a claim he has denied, while Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi remain overseas with extradition matters ongoing.