Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nirav Modi’s brother-in-law granted pardon by court in PNB case, to become approver

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Nirav Modi`s brother-in-law granted pardon by court in PNB case, to become approver

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: The court allowed Maiank Mehta`s plea for pardon on the condition that he will make a "full and true disclosure of the whole of the circumstances within knowledge relative to offence". We are closing the LIVE blog now

Updated on : 26 September,2025 10:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent

Absconding diamantaire Mehul Choksi and his nephew Nirav Modi (in pic) are prime accused in the multi-crore PNB scam. File pic

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Court directs Mehta, currently abroad, to appear in India for CBI proceedings

The court directed that the accused, currently staying abroad, shall be directed to present himself before the court. "The prosecution shall take necessary steps to facilitate the approach of the accused to India to take part in the proceeding as soon as may be, in the facts and circumstances prevailing currently," the court said.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Court marks Mehta as approver in CBI case, prosecution raises no objection

The prosecution, represented by public prosecutor Arvind Aghav, did not object to Mehta`s plea, admitting that a pardon had been previously granted in similar PMLA cases. After hearing both sides and considering the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) provisions under which the plea was filed, the court ruled that "the accused shall be marked as approver". (PTI)

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mehta assists prosecution, seeks pardon offering full disclosure, says lawyer

Lawyer Amit Desai, who represented Mehta, said that the accused has assisted the prosecution and the government of India in multiple aspects. Mehta pleaded for pardon, saying he was ready to make a full and true disclosure of the circumstances within his knowledge related to the matter.

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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Mehta cites PMLA pardon, says he voluntarily returned to India for CBI case proceedings

In his plea, Mehta contended that he had already been granted a pardon in the cases registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), wherein the predicate offence "the CBI case" is the same. Mehta also submitted that he voluntarily came to India in September 2021 to participate in the proceedings. (PTI)