Act 34 of 1962

The Extradition Act, 1962

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.

  • Ministry of External Affairs
  • Enacted 1962-09-15
  • 40 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
3 Application of Act. Read
4 Requisition for surrender. Read
5 Order for magisterial inquiry. Read
6 Issue of warrant for arrest. Read
7 Procedure before magistrate. Read
8 Surrender of fugitive criminal. Read
9 Power of magistrate to issue warrant of arrest in certain cases. Read
10 Receipt in evidence of exhibits, depositions and other documents and authentication thereof. Read
11 Chapter not to apply to commonwealth countries to which Chapter III applies. Read
12 Application of Chapter. Read
13 Liability of fugitive criminals from foreign States to be apprehended and returned. Read
14 Endorsed and provisional warrants. Read
15 Endorsed warrant for apprehension of fugitive criminal. Read
16 Provisional warrant for apprehension of fugitive criminal. Read
17 Dealing with fugitive criminal when apprehended. Read
18 Return of fugitive criminal by warrant. Read
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. Read
20 Conveyance of accused or convicted person surrendered or returned. Read
21 Accused or convicted person surrendered or returned by foreign State not to be tried for certain offence. Read
22 Liability of fugitive criminals to be arrested and surrendered or returned. Read
23 Jurisdiction as to offences committed at sea or in air. Read
24 Discharge of person apprehended if not surrendered or returned within two months. Read
25 Release of persons arrested on bail. Read
26 Abetment of extradition offences. Read
27 Lawfulness of, and retaking on escape from, custody under warrants. Read
28 Property found on fugitive criminal. Read
29 Power of Central Government to discharge any fugitive criminal. Read
30 Simultaneous requisitions. Read
31 Restrictions on surrender. Read
32 Sections 29 and 31 to apply without any modification thereof. Read
33 Act not to affect the Foreigners Act, 1946. Read
34 Extra territorial jurisdiction. Read
34A Prosecution on refusal to extradition. Read
34B Provisional arrest. Read
34C Provision of life imprisonment for death penalty. Read
35 Notified orders and notifications to be laid before Parliament. Read
36 Power to make rules. Read
37 Repeals and savings. Read
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