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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Extradition Act, 1962 Section 29

Power of Central Government to Discharge Any Fugitive Criminal

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Extradition Act, 1962 Section 29 is part of Extradition Act, 1962 - Power of Central Government to Discharge Any Fugitive Criminal. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If it appears to the Central Government that by reason of the trivial nature of the case or by reason of the application for the surrender or return of a fugitive criminal not being made in good faith or in the interests of justice or for political reasons or otherwise, it is unjust or inexpedient to surrender or return the fugitive criminal, it may, by order at any time stay any proceedings under this Act and direct any warrant Issued or endorsed under this Act to be cancelled and the person for whose arrest the warrant has been issued or endorsed to be discharged.

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What does Extradition Act, 1962 Section 29 provide?

Section Section 29 of the Extradition Act, 1962 (Power of Central Government to Discharge Any Fugitive Criminal) is reproduced on this page as part of the Extradition Act, 1962. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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