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India gets UK court nod for appeal to extradite Chawla
Upholding concerns about conditions in Delhi’s Tihar Jail and alleged lack of systems to prevent torture in India, judge Rebecca Crane had turned down the extradition request on October 16.
India’s appeal against a UK court ruling that rejected the extradition request of a suspected cricket bookie will be heard by a higher court.
Britain’s judicial authorities have granted the Crown Prosecution Service, acting on behalf of India, leave to appeal against the October 2017 ruling that rejected the extradition of Sanjeev Kumar Chawla, who is wanted for his role in fixing during South Africa’s cricket tour of India in 2000.
A date to hear the appeal in a higher court is expected to announced shortly.
The extradition request for Chawla was rejected by judge Rebecca Crane of the Westminster Magistrates Court on October 16 on the ground that he would be “subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in the Tihar prison complex” in New Delhi.