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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Extradition Act, 1962

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/133490

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Extradition Act, 1962 is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Preamble1 - Extradition Act, 1962
Section1 - SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT
Section2 - DEFINITIONS In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 3[
Section3 - APPLICATION OF ACT 7[
Section4 - REQUISITION FOR SURRENDER A requisition for the surrender of a fugitive criminal of a foreign State or a [foreign
Section5 - Order for Magisterial inquiry Where such requisition is made, the Central Government may, if it thinks fit, issue an
Section6 - Issue of warrant for arrest On receipt of an order of the Central Government under section 5-, the Magistrate shall
Section7 - PROCEDURE BEFORE MAGISTRATE
Section8 - SURRENDER OF FUGITIVE CRIMINAL If, upon receipt of the report and statement under sub-section
Section9 - POWER OF MAGISTRATE TO ISSUE WARRANT OF ARREST IN CERTAIN CASES
Section10 - RECEIPT IN EVIDENCE OF EXHIBITS, DEPOSITIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS AND AUTHENTICATION THEREOF
Section11 - CHAPTER NOT TO APPLY TO COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO WHICH CHAPTER III APPLIES Nothing contained in this Chapter shall
Section12 - APPLICATION OF CHAPTER
Section13 - LIABILITY OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS FROM COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES TO BE APPREHENDED AND RETURNED Where a fugitive criminal of
Section14 - ENDORSED AND PROVISIONAL WARRANTS A fugitive criminal may be apprehended in India under an endorsed warrant or a
Section15 - ENDORSED WARRANT FOR APPREHENSION OF FUGITIVE CRIMINAL Where a warrant for the apprehension of a fugitive criminal has
Section16 - PROVISIONAL WARRANT FOR APPREHENSION OF FUGITIVE CRIMINAL
Section17 - DEALING WITH FUGITIVE CRIMINAL WHEN APPREHENDED
Section18 - RETURN OF FUGITIVE CRIMINAL BY WARRANT The Central Government may, at any time after a fugitive criminal has been
Section19 - MODE OF REQUISITION OR FORM OF WARRANT FOR THE SURRENDER OR RETURN TO INDIA OF ACCUSED OR CONVICTED PERSON WHO IS IN A
Section20 - CONVEYANCE OF ACCUSED OR CONVICTED PERSON SURRENDERED OR RETURNED Any person accused or convicted of an extradition
Section21 - ACCUSED OR CONVICTED PERSON SURRENDERED OR RETURNED BY FOREIGN STATE NOT TO BE TRIED FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES Whenever any
Section22 - LIABILITY OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS TO BE ARRESTED AND SURRENDERED OR RETURNED Every fugitive criminal of a foreign State
Section23 - JURISDICTION AS TO OFFENCES COMMITTED AT SEA OR IN AIR Where the offence in respect of which the surrender or return of
Section24 - DISCHARGE OF PERSON APPREHENDED IF NOT SURRENDERED OR RETURNED WITHIN TWO MONTHS If a fugitive criminal who, in
Section25 - RELEASE OF PERSONS ARRESTED ON BAIL In the case of a person who is a fugitive criminal arrested or detained under this
Section26 - Abetment of extradition offences A fugitive criminal who is accused or convicted of abetting33[, conspiring, attempting
Section27 - LAWFULNESS OF, AND RETAKING ON ESCAPE FROM, CUSTODY UNDER WARRANTS It shall be lawful for any person to whom a warrant
Section28 - PROPERTY FOUND ON FUGITIVE CRIMINAL Everything found in the possession of a fugitive criminal at the time of his arrest
Section29 - POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO DISCHARGE ANY FUGITIVE CRIMINAL If it appears to the Central Government that by reason
Section30 - SIMULTANEOUS REQUISITIONS If requisitions for the surrender of a fugitive criminal are received from more than one
Section31 - RESTRICTIONS ON SURRENDER 37[
Section32 - SECTIONS 29 AND 31 TO APPLY WITHOUT ANY MODIFICATION THEREOF Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
Section33 - ACT NOT TO AFFECT THE FOREIGNERS ACT, 1946 Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946,
Section34 - Extra territorial jurisdiction An extradition offence committed by any person in a foreign State shall be deemed to
Section34A - PROSECUTION ON REFUSAL TO EXTRADITION Where the Central Government is of the opinion that a fugitive criminal cannot be
Section34B - PROVISIONAL ARREST
Section34C - PROVISION OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR DEATH PENALTY Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being
Section34D - APPLICATION OF ACT TO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND The provisions of this Act shall apply in relation to the Republic of Ireland
Section35 - NOTIFIED ORDERS AND NOTIFICATIONS TO BE LAID BEFORE PARLIAMENT Every notified order made or notification issued under
Section36 - POWER TO MAKE RULES
Section37 - REPEALS AND SAVINGS

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