Setback for arms guide, Delhi HC upholds ‘fugitive offender’ tag | India Information
NEW DELHI: Delhi HC on Thursday upheld a trial court docket’s order declaring UK-based arms guide Sanjay Bhandari a “fugitive financial offender” in reference to a cash laundering case. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna discovered no benefit within the attraction filed on behalf of the fugitive and dismissed it. In July 2025, a trial court docket had declared Bhandari a “fugitive financial offender” on a plea by ED, enabling the company to confiscate all of Bhandari’s property. Nevertheless, his possibilities of coming to India have been nearly nullified after a UK court docket dominated in opposition to his extradition. Bhandari’s authorized staff claimed he was “legally residing there (within the UK), and declaring him a ‘fugitive’ in that situation is legally improper”. The trial court docket stated the extradition try might have failed, however it will “not make the accused an angel or immune from prosecution for the violation of Indian legal guidelines”.
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