UK Judge to Rule on Nirav Modi Extradition Case Today, All You Need to Know About the Case8Photo© zeenews.india.com

UK Judge to Rule on Nirav Modi Extradition Case Today, All You Need to Know About the Case

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London: A UK court will on Thursday decide on the extradition of wanted diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who remains behind bars in a London prison as he contests his extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering in the estimated USD 2-billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam case.

The UK court's ruling will put an end to Nirav Modi’s nearly two-year-long legal battle in PNB scam case.

The 49-year-old is expected to appear via videolink from Wandsworth Prison in south-west London at Westminster Magistrates' Court, where District Judge Samuel Goozee is set to hand down his judgment on whether the jeweller has a case to answer before the Indian courts. The magistrates' court ruling will then be sent back to UK Home Secretary Priti Patel for a sign off, with the possibility of appeals in the High Court on either side depending on the outcome.