Nirav Modi is wanted in India to face charges for fraud and money laundering in PNB loan scam
The London-based high court will hear and take in evidence from two psychiatrists the suicidal tendencies posed by fugitive Nirav Modi if he were to be deported back to India.
Lord Justice Jeremy Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay, in a hearing, concluded that a three-day period in October will be scheduled for a substantial hearing to address the very ‘evidential landscape’ change in his case.
51 years old, diamond businessman owner Nirav Modi, is wanted by India for the Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam and Indian government has even lodged an appeal to the courts against the extradition orders on the grounds of Modi’s mental health.
The two psychiatrists who spoke about Nirav Modi’s potential suicide risk concluded two different opinions as mentioned by Lord Justice Jeremey Stuart-Smith and Justice Robert Jay. The barristers on both sides were asked to go through the two opinions and deduce a meaning to produce a memorandum agreed by both pyschiatrists.
The U.K. High Court is also considering factors such as the Indian government’s assurances and the access provided for mental health at Barrack 12 of Arthur Road jail in Mumbai, in the next three-day trail.
If Nirav Modi wins the trial in the U.K., he would not be extradited on the grounds of mental health and potential risk of suicide. However, if India’s appeal is successful in supreme courts on a point of law of public importance, Modi will have to be extradited.
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