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34/1962 - The Extradition Act, 1962 ▶

Act Number: 34

Act Name: The Extradition Act, 1962

Year: 1962

Enactment Date: 1962-09-15

Long Title: 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: Ministry of External Affairs

Department:

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