Act Number: 58

Act Name: The Exchange of Prisoners�Act, 1948

Year: 1948

Enactment Date: 1948-09-10

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 5: Cessation of jurisdiction of Indian Courts and authorities over prisoners.
    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.
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