TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1962

Extradition Act, 1962 Section 18

Return of Fugitive Criminal by Warrant

Section Text


The Central Govern­ment may, at any time after a fugitive criminal has been committed to prison under this chapter issue a warrant for the custody and removal to the1[foreign State] concerned of the fugitive criminal and for his delivery, at a place and to a person to be named in the warrant.

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1. Substituted by Act 66 of 1993, Section 3, for the Words "Commonwealth countries" (w.e.f. 18th December, 1993).