Extradition case: Vijay Mallya granted bail till April 2

Vijay Mallya arrives at Westminster Magistrates Court as his extradition case continues in London, on Thursday. Pic/AFP

The UK judge presiding over the extradition trial of Vijay Mallya has granted bail to the embattled liquor baron till April 2, as she heard arguments from the defence against the admissibility of evidence presented by Indian government. The extradition trial, which opened at the London court on December 4, is aimed at laying out a prima facie case of fraud against the tycoon, who has been based in the UK since he left India in March 2016.

Mallya was arrested by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant in April 2017, and has been out on bail on a bond worth 650,000 pounds. Mallya's hearing on Thursday was expected to be one of the final hearings in the case but it remained inconclusive, as the defence is yet to complete its arguments, which seek to demolish the Indian government's case.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is expected to respond at the next hearing itself after the defence concludes its arguments. That hearing date is yet to be determined but expected within the next three weeks. The 62-year-old was back in the dock at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London as his defence team laid out arguments against the admissibility of much of the evidence presented by the Indian government.

April '17
The Scotland Yard arrested Vijay Mallya on an extradition warrant

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