The Extradition Act, 1962
Central Act · Act 34 of 196240 provisions1 citing judgments
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the extradition of fugitive criminals and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 34 of 1962 |
| Year | 1962 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of External Affairs |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 40 |
| Subjects | criminal |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement.
- Section 2 Definitions.
- Section 3 Application of Act.1 citing judgment
- Section 4 Requisition for surrender.
- Section 5 Order for magisterial inquiry.
- Section 6 Issue of warrant for arrest.
- Section 7 Procedure before magistrate.
- Section 8 Surrender of fugitive criminal.
- Section 9 Power of magistrate to issue warrant of arrest in certain cases.
- Section 10 Receipt in evidence of exhibits, depositions and other documents and authentication thereof.
- Section 11 Chapter not to apply to commonwealth countries to which Chapter III applies.
- Section 12 Application of Chapter.
- Section 13 Liability of fugitive criminals from foreign States to be apprehended and returned.
- Section 14 Endorsed and provisional warrants.
- Section 15 Endorsed warrant for apprehension of fugitive criminal.
- Section 16 Provisional warrant for apprehension of fugitive criminal.
- Section 17 Dealing with fugitive criminal when apprehended.
- Section 18 Return of fugitive criminal by warrant.
- Section 19 Mode of requisition or form of warrant for the surrender or return to India of accused or convicted person who is in a foreign State or Commonwealth country.
- Section 20 Conveyance of accused or convicted person surrendered or returned.
- Section 21 Accused or convicted person surrendered or returned by foreign State not to be tried for certain offence.
- Section 22 Liability of fugitive criminals to be arrested and surrendered or returned.
- Section 23 Jurisdiction as to offences committed at sea or in air.
- Section 24 Discharge of person apprehended if not surrendered or returned within two months.
- Section 25 Release of persons arrested on bail.
- Section 26 Abetment of extradition offences.
- Section 27 Lawfulness of, and retaking on escape from, custody under warrants.
- Section 28 Property found on fugitive criminal.
- Section 29 Power of Central Government to discharge any fugitive criminal.
- Section 30 Simultaneous requisitions.
- Section 31 Restrictions on surrender.
- Section 32 Sections 29 and 31 to apply without any modification thereof.
- Section 33 Act not to affect the Foreigners Act, 1946.
- Section 34 Extra territorial jurisdiction.
- Section 34A Prosecution on refusal to extradition.
- Section 34B Provisional arrest.
- Section 34C Provision of life imprisonment for death penalty.
- Section 35 Notified orders and notifications to be laid before Parliament.
- Section 36 Power to make rules.
- Section 37 Repeals and savings.
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