New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The Delhi High Court has directed the Centre to expedite the extradition of US-based accused Amit Wadhwa and asked the trial court to conclude the long-pending criminal proceedings preferably within one year.

The directions were issued by Justice Neena Bansal Krishna while disposing of a writ petition filed by complainant Sheenam Raheja, who has been pursuing the case for more than a decade.

The petition sought urgent steps to secure Wadhwa's extradition from the United States and to ensure expeditious disposal of the criminal case arising out of an FIR registered under Sections 420, 467, 468, 471 and 120B of the IPC with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Delhi Police.

Appearing for the petitioner before the Hig...