Overview
- The Court of Cassation dismissed Choksi’s final appeal and upheld Antwerp rulings that Mumbai arrest warrants from 2018 and 2021 are enforceable.
- The bench found no substantiated risk of political persecution, unfair trial, torture or inhuman treatment if he is returned to India.
- Diplomatic notes confirm detention in Arthur Road Jail’s Barrack No. 12 with private sanitation and access to specialized medical care under court oversight.
- Judges said Interpol CCF’s 2022 Red Notice removal was cautious and inconclusive, rejecting its use as proof of abduction or state conspiracy.
- With judicial review exhausted, Belgian authorities now shift to the executive surrender phase and are expected to set a transfer timetable soon, as the court also imposed €104 in costs.