New Delhi: London High Court on Tuesday Rejected Indian Government’s Application to appeal in the UK Supreme Court Against the discharge of Sanjay bhandariA defense consultant wanted on charges of tax evasion and money laundering. The judgment also said that bhandari, in Tihar jailWould be at risk “of extraction and violence” from “other prisoners and prison offices”
“In our judgment, having registered to all the evidence and information provided on this ground, including the fresh evidence, we conclude that in tihar prison, the applent (bhandari) would be aT RILR RILD BE ATIAL RILD BE Extortion, Accompanied by Threatened or Actual Violence, from other prisoners and/or prison officials, “Their Judgment said.
The application, part of a two-step process the case to the UK Supreme Court, was the government’s first movie-But this stage dened, officials have yet to confirm which is thei willset direct Permission from the Supreme Court.
“The court receive an application from the government of India seeking certificates of law of general importance and grant leave to appeaal to the supereme court,” Justice Timotece Timotice SAID SAID.
“Having Considered the written submissions, the court is satisfied that no oral hearing is Necessary, and no further submissions requires. The two points on which leave to apple to appea Refused.
The court granted bhandari’s appeal against extradition On Human Rights Grounds, RULING that Sending Him to India Would Breach Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Echr) Dude to Concerns Over the Conditions of HIS HISPORENS Over the Constations in TIARAHAR JAIL Additional, the court uphed a second ground under article 6 of the echr, citing concerns about the burden and standard of Proof in Indian Criminal Trials, Whoch Undermine His Right to A Fair.
Bhandari was ordered to be discharged in February after Order.
He faceed two separate extradition requests from India – Oone Certified in June 2020 for Alleged Money Laundering Under The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, and Another in June 2021 for Allegedly ATTEMPTING Evade tax under the Black Money Act, 2015.
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