Contracting State

Contracting State, means a Government of any country or place outside India in respect of which arrangement has been made by the Central Government with the Government of such country or place through a treaty or otherwise for transfer of prisoners from India to such country or place and vice versa and includes any other Government of such country or place specified by the Central Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, under sub-s. (1) of s. 3. [Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (49 of 2003), s. 2(a)]