Mehul Choksi granted bail by Dominica court, allowed to travel to Antigua on medical grounds

New Delhi: In a huge relief to Mehul Choksi, the Dominica court on Monday (July 12) granted bail to the absconding businessman and allowed him to travel back to Antigua for his medical treatment. 

Choksi, however, will have to return to Dominica, where he is facing illegal entry charges, as soon as he is fit to travel, people familiar with the developments said. The court has asked Choksi to deposit Eastern Caribbean dollars 10,000 as surety for the bail.

"Dominica courts finally upheld the rule of law and rights of a human to be treated in the medical facilities of his choice. All attempts by various agencies did not bear fruit. There is solace in saying that all clever foxes end up as fur coats," Choksi's lawyer Vijay Aggarwal said.

India has approached the Dominica High Court seeking to be impleaded as a party in the case filed by lawyers of absconding businessman Mehul Choksi,, whose bail was rejected by the High Court after a five-hour-long hearing, sources said here.