Q: One of my friends left the country with a credit card. Can the bank catch him and get it from India? Can they file a case in India and attach his property? A: The bank may file a criminal case against him by getting the cheque dishonoured. The banks can execute judgement from a court in the UAE…

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Legal action in home country for a credit card in the UAE

One of my friends left the country with a credit card balance of around 120K.

What are the formalities he has to face? How is the criminal case and civil case in the UAE?

Can the bank catch him and get it from India? Can they file a case in India and attach his property?

Rajasree Ravivarma

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30 Sep 2019, 05:24

Dear Questioner,

Thanks for writing to me.

The bank may file a criminal case against him by getting the cheque dishonoured from the bank.

As you know the cheque dishonour is considered as a criminal offence, he shall be careful when he travels to the UAE.

The banks can execute judgement from a court in the UAE, but it has got a lot of procedural formalities.

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Rajasree Ravivarma

30 Sep 2019, 05:37

Thank you for your answer.

But the answer is not complete. What procedures and difficulties he has to face in India?

Can they extradite him from India or attach his properties and any case can be filed in India?

Please explain

30 Sep 2019, 05:41

As mentioned in my reply, the bank may get a judgement in their favour from any of the UAE courts and can file an application to execute the same in India.

Please note this has got a lot of procedural formalities and banks rarely [very rarely] take such steps.

No extradition can happen for AED 120k.

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