Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Government of Dominica has stated to a court there to reject the habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of businessman Mehul Choksi who had claimed that he was abducted and forcefully brought to the Caribbean island nation.
As per the local reports, the High Court of Dominica ordered that the businessman be produced in a magistrate court to answer charges of his illegal entry into the country and adjourned the hearing on the habeas corpus petition.
While rejecting the submission of Choksi who is wanted in India in an alleged Rs 13,500 crore loan fraud case in Punjab National Bank, the prosecution stated the habeas corpus petition does not stand as he had illegally entered the country and was subsequently detained.
High Court of Dominica Judge Bernie Stephenson heard the matter through video-conferencing with the diamond trader attending the hearing from the hospital where he was admitted recently. The judge asked authorities to share court documents with Choksi who is admitted at the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital.
The report further added that his lawyers said that he does not feel safe in police custody and that he should be sent back to Antigua and Barbuda and he also said he would pay for his security. His lawyers also raised the issue of injury marks found on his body and him being hospitalised.
In case of an adverse order, Choksi has the option of appealing in a higher court.
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