Mehul ChoksiPoll Should international courts prioritize human rights issues over extraditing fugitives? In Bhandari's case, the UK court had accepted his argument about torture and inhuman treatment in Indian prisons, as also the fact of trials being an inordinately long process. The UK HC also refused the Indian govt's plea for filing an appeal in the Supreme Court there. "This can become the SOP of the defence for all fugitives who have escaped to Europe or the Caribbean islands. They all will cite human rights violations and poor conditions of Indian prisons to escape deportation and face trial in India," a senior official tracking the case said.

Source: The Times April 14, 2025 19:13 UTC