A man accused of the murder of Queensland woman Toyah Cordingley has told an Indian Court he wants to fight the charge against him in Australia.
Former Queensland nurse Rajwinder Singh made his first official statement to the Delhi District Court on Tuesday, saying he wants to be extradited as soon as possible to contest the charge.
Mr Singh, 38, is facing the extradition case from Australia to India over the killing of Ms Cordingley in 2018.
Police accuse him of fleeing to India hours after she died, saying he was hiding for four years in the northern state of Punjab.
In November, Queensland police announced a $1 million reward for information on the case and later that month Mr Singh was arrested by Indian authorities.
Mr Singh appeared in court on Tuesday with a legal aid lawyer and made his statement in the dock appearing calm and asking lawyers about the process he was facing.
The judge will now consider Mr Singh's statement and if she approves his extradition, the application will be passed up to the Indian government.
India's Ministry of External Affairs will then make a decision on the extradition.
The ABC understands if that is approved, Mr Singh could go to Australia within the month and at the latest by the end of February.
Mr Singh's decision to consent to the extradition is a big win for Australian authorities who want him to face trial at the earliest possible date.
If he opposed the extradition, the case could have taken years to resolve in India's justice system which had more than 50 million pending cases in 2022.
Mr Singh is an Australian citizen of Indian origin and his wife and three children are living in Australia.
Mr Singh is due to face court again on Friday.
