<p>The High Court of England and Wales today reportedly dismissed a bail application filed by <strong>Nirav Modi </strong>in relation to his extradition to India.</p>.<p>Modi, prime accused in the PNB Scam, has been in jail since March 2019.</p>.<p>In his fifth bail request, Modi reportedly offered to obey "exceptionally stringent bail conditions" such as house arrest and 24-hour monitoring. However, the High Court declined the request.</p><p>Judge <strong>William Dove</strong>, who was hearing the case, acknowledged the enhanced bail package of a 4 million pound security deposit. However, he referred to previous times the courts rejected Modi's bail, given his access to considerable resources to enable him to abscond.</p>.<p>Modi was represented by Edward Fitzgerald. Nicholas Hearn represented India.</p>.<p>This is the fifth time that Modi's bail plea has been rejected by courts in the United Kingdom.</p>.<p>Modi was arrested by the London Police on March 19 last year, after which he was produced before the Westminster Magistrate’s Court. The Court had issued a warrant for Modi’s arrest in response to a request from India’s Enforcement Directorate.</p>.<p>On March 20, District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Marie Elizabeth Mallon denied him bail.</p>.<p>Nirav Modi approached the High Court after being denied bail by the Magistrates’ Court on three previous occasions.</p>.<p>Then, in June last year, his bail application was once again denied by Judge <strong>Ingrid Simler</strong> of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.</p>
<p>The High Court of England and Wales today reportedly dismissed a bail application filed by <strong>Nirav Modi </strong>in relation to his extradition to India.</p>.<p>Modi, prime accused in the PNB Scam, has been in jail since March 2019.</p>.<p>In his fifth bail request, Modi reportedly offered to obey "exceptionally stringent bail conditions" such as house arrest and 24-hour monitoring. However, the High Court declined the request.</p><p>Judge <strong>William Dove</strong>, who was hearing the case, acknowledged the enhanced bail package of a 4 million pound security deposit. However, he referred to previous times the courts rejected Modi's bail, given his access to considerable resources to enable him to abscond.</p>.<p>Modi was represented by Edward Fitzgerald. Nicholas Hearn represented India.</p>.<p>This is the fifth time that Modi's bail plea has been rejected by courts in the United Kingdom.</p>.<p>Modi was arrested by the London Police on March 19 last year, after which he was produced before the Westminster Magistrate’s Court. The Court had issued a warrant for Modi’s arrest in response to a request from India’s Enforcement Directorate.</p>.<p>On March 20, District Judge (Magistrates’ Courts) Marie Elizabeth Mallon denied him bail.</p>.<p>Nirav Modi approached the High Court after being denied bail by the Magistrates’ Court on three previous occasions.</p>.<p>Then, in June last year, his bail application was once again denied by Judge <strong>Ingrid Simler</strong> of the Royal Courts of Justice in London.</p>
