NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has registered a new FIR against fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya for not appearing before a special court in connection with a cheque bounce case.

The proceeding took place in Rouse Avenue Court. The accused skipped the trial and refused to show up in court, the judge said. The Delhi Police were then told by the court to file an FIR against the accused.

A senior police official said, Mallya was the target of a case filed under section 174 A of the Indian Penal Code as a result of a court order. The FIR was submitted to the New Delhi District's Connaught Place Police Station.

Delhi International Airport had accused Vijay  Mallya of cheque bounce. This case was being heard before the court. The Delhi Police has since filed an FIR against him, creating a fresh case.

IPC section 174 A states that violators who refuse to comply with a public servant's direction could face a six-month jail sentence.

Former Kingfisher Airlines CEO Vijay Mallya, 66, left India in March 2016 and has been residing in the UK ever since. He is free on bail following the execution of an extradition warrant by Scotland Yard in April 2017. Mallya was previously given a four-month sentence in a contempt case by the Supreme Court in July of this year.

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