Fugitive Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, out on a 650,000-pound bail bond following his arrest by Scotland Yard over fraud and money laundering charges, today appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court for the opening day of his extradition trial. <br/><br/>61-year-old Mallya entered the court to stand trial on charges of fraud and money laundering related to his erstwhile Kingfisher Airlines owing several Indian banks around 9,000 crore rupees. <br/><br/>Mallya, who has been out on bail since Scotland Yard executed an extradition warrant in April this year, will be in the dock for the duration of the trial – scheduled to end on December 14.<br/><br/>A judgement in the case, being presided over by Judge Emma Louise Arbuthnot, is unlikely until early next year. <br/><br/>Mallya has been on self-imposed exile in the UK since he left India on March 2, 2016.