ECHR Grants Anonymity to Nirav Modi in Extradition Appeal

Overview

• The European Court of Human Rights gave Nirav Modi anonymity and marked his extradition case confidential, shifting the process out of public view.
• The court said it cannot share information on cases once anonymity and confidentiality apply.
• A hearing on his plea is likely in about two weeks, and judges will also hear India’s Central Bureau of Investigation, according to sources.
• A rejection by the Strasbourg court would remove the final legal barrier to transferring him to India to face trial, reporters said.
• The UK High Court in March shut down his domestic appeal after finding India’s diplomatic assurances on his treatment credible, and he remains in Wandsworth prison over the Punjab National Bank fraud allegations.