Section 5
Order for magisterial inquiry.
About this Act
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.
Where such requisition is made, the Central Government
may, if it thinks fit, issue an order to any Magistrate who would have had jurisdiction to inquire into
the offence if it had been an offence committed within the local limits of his jurisdiction directing him
to inquire into the case.