Overview
- A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain issued notice and sought responses from the CBI, ED, and the home and external affairs ministries.
- Michel contends Section 21’s speciality protection bars trials for offences beyond the extradition decree and says later additions like IPC Section 467 via supplementary charge sheets violate that limit.
- He claims unlawful detention, asserting he has already served the maximum term tied to the original charges and says his custody now extends toward seven years by December 4.
- Reports differ on the next hearing date, with one outlet listing December 9, 2025, and another January 9, 2026.
- Though granted bail in the CBI and ED cases, he remains in jail for not depositing his passport, and a trial court on August 7 refused release citing serious charges and a 2023 Supreme Court view on connected money‑laundering offences.