No solitary confinement for Mehul Choksi, India assures Belgium for extradition

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India, has furnished a formal letter of assurance to the Ministry of Justice, Kingdom of Belgium, and the competent Belgian judicial authorities detailing the conditions under which Indian Businessman Mehul Choksi wanted in the Bank Fraud case, would be detained if he is extradited from Belgium to India.

The assurances, issued by the MHA and endorsed in consultation with the Government of Maharashtra and prison authorities, set out specific material, medical and procedural safeguards intended to address human rights concerns raised in extradition proceedings.

The assurances were submitted in connection with India's request for the surrender of Mehul Choksi in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) case. Choksi is accused under various provisions of Indian law, including Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy), Sections 409, 420, 477A, and 201 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), as well as relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act (POCA), 1988.