Section 24:
Discharge of person apprehended if not surrendered or returned within two months.
If a fugitive criminal who, in pursuance of this Act, has been committed to prison to await his
surrender or return to any foreign State 1* * * is not conveyed out of India within two months after
such committal, the High Court, upon application made to it by or on behalf of the fugitive criminal
and upon proof that reasonable notice of the intention to make such application has been given to the
Central Government, may order such prisoner to be discharged unless sufficient cause is shown to the
contrary.
Notes:
1. The words "or country" omitted by s. 3, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).