India, April 18 -- Close on the heels of fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi being arrested in Belgium, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday approached a special CBI court in Mumbai for issuance of a non-bailable warrant (NBW) against him.

The special court, however, transferred the case and CBI's plea for a NBW against Choksi to the Esplanade metropolitan magistrate court after noticing that the charge sheet filed by police did not name any public servant or press charges under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

"In view of the fact that charge sheet is filed only against private persons and the offences under section 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code being exclusively triable by a me...