Overview
- Choksi filed his appeal to the Court of Cassation on October 30, and Belgian authorities say the execution of his extradition is suspended during this process.
- The prosecutor confirmed the Supreme Court review is limited to questions of law, not a re‑examination of facts or evidence.
- On October 17, the Antwerp Court of Appeals upheld the enforceability of Mumbai arrest warrants and found no established risk of an unfair trial or ill‑treatment in India.
- The pre‑trial chamber in the Antwerp District Court’s Turnhout Division had earlier deemed the warrants enforceable except for one count related to causing the disappearance of evidence.
- Indian agencies accuse Choksi of siphoning about Rs 6,400 crore in the Rs 13,000‑crore PNB fraud, and India has given Belgium assurances on trial fairness, detention conditions, and medical care.