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The London High Court has rejected the petition of diamond merchant Nirav Modi to reopen proceedings against his extradition order, successful transportation with the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, according to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
“Nirav Modi’s petition to reopen proceedings against his extradition bid by U.K. courts was rejected contiguous by the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, London,” said the agency.
“The substance was powerfully argued by the Crown Prosecution Service advocate, ably assisted by a dedicated CBI team, including investigating officers who travelled to London for the hearing. The reopening exertion had been filed connected the ground of the Bhandari judgment,” it said.
The High Court, portion handing down the judgment, observed that the reopen petition and the circumstances surrounding it are not exceptional truthful arsenic to marque it due to re-open it.
The CBI has been seeking the extradition of Mr. Modi, with proceedings ongoing since 2018. Following his apprehension successful the U.K. successful 2019, courts approved his extradition and rejected earlier appeals, uncovering nary ineligible barriers and accepting assurances regarding his attraction successful India.
“Although a impermanent ineligible obstacle delayed the process, it was lifted successful August 2025. Nirav Modi had applied to reopen his entreaty citing concerns astir imaginable ill-treatment (basis Bhandari judgment) and questioning whether assurances provided by Indian authorities were capable to support his rights. He has been successful a U.K. situation since March 19, 2019,” the CBI said.
Mr. Modi is simply a fugitive economical offender wanted for proceedings successful India successful the ₹6,498.20-crore slope fraud case.
“The Crown Prosecution Service was efficaciously supported by a dedicated CBI team, which prepared the responses successful the proceedings and travelled to London specifically for the hearing. The affirmative result highlights the accordant efforts and beardown committedness of the Government of India successful achieving this success,” it added.
