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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Extradition Act, 1962 Section 24

Discharge of Person Apprehended if Not Surrendered or Returned Within Two Months

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Extradition Act, 1962 Section 24 is part of Extradition Act, 1962 - Discharge of Person Apprehended if Not Surrendered or Returned Within Two Months. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

If a fugitive criminal who, in pursuance of this Act, has been committed to prison to await his surrender or return to any foreign State1[* * * * *] is not conveyed out of India within two months after such committal, the High Court upon application made to it by or on behalf of the fugitive criminal and upon proof that reasonable notice of the intention to make such application has been given to the Central Government may order such prisoner to be discharged unless sufficient cause is shown to the contrary.

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1. Omitted by Act 66 of 1993, Section 3 (w.e.f. 18th December, 1993).

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What does Extradition Act, 1962 Section 24 provide?

Section Section 24 of the Extradition Act, 1962 (Discharge of Person Apprehended if Not Surrendered or Returned Within Two Months) 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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