Big blow to fugitive Nirav Modi, new attempt to stop extradition also failed, court said- ‘Again case..’

Nirav Modi Extradition Case: Fugitive diamond trader Nirav Modi has suffered a big blow from the High Court (King’s Bench Division) in London, Britain. The court has rejected his new petition, in which he had demanded reopening of the case against extradition to India. After this decision, Nirav Modi’s legal options have become even more limited.

high court It clearly said that there is no extraordinary reason in the re-open petition filed by Nirav Modi on the basis of which the case should be reopened. This means that his another legal attempt has failed.

Strong advocacy of CPS and CBI

This case was fought strongly in the court by the British government agency Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). During this time, India’s CBI team also reached London and played an important role in this case. Nirav Modi had cited Bhandari Judgment in his petition. He said that if he was sent to India, he might be mistreated there and the assurances given by India were not enough. But this argument could not stand against the strong arguments of CBI and CPS.

In jail in Britain since 2019

CBI since 2018 Nirav Modi Trying to bring it to India. He is accused of fraud of about Rs 6498 crore with Punjab National Bank (PNB). Nirav Modi was arrested in Britain in 2019 and since then he is in jail there. The British courts have already approved his extradition and many of his appeals have also been rejected.

A major obstacle was removed in August 2025

Although some legal hurdles had come up earlier, that major hurdle was also removed in August 2025. Now after the rejection of this new petition, the legal options available to Nirav Modi have become even less. This decision is being considered a big success for the government and the investigating agencies because it seems to pave the way for further action in the case of the big bank scam going on in India.