Section 5
Cessation of jurisdiction of Indian Courts and authorities over prisoners. Repealed
The Exchange of Prisoners�Act, 1948
About this Act
An Act to provide, in pursuance of an agreement with Pakistan for the exchange of prisoners, for the of certain prisoners from India to Pakistan and the reception in India of certain prisoners from Pakistan.
Upon the delivery
of custody of a prisoner to an officer of Pakistan in accordance with the provisions of section 4, all Courts
and authorities in India shall, save as otherwise provided in section 8 or for the purposes of that section,
cease to have or exercise, in relation to the prisoner, any jurisdiction in respect of the offence or other
matter which the cause of his confinement or detention in the prison.