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CHAPTER III RETURN OF FUGITIVE CRIMINALS TO FOREIGN STATES WITH EXTRADITION ARRANGEMENTS

Section 15: Endorsed warrant for apprehension of fugitive criminal

The Extradition Act, 1962

Where a warrant for the apprehension of a fugitive criminal has been issued in any 1[foreign State] to which this Chapter applies and such fugitive criminal is, or is suspected to be, in India, the Central Government may, if satisfied that the warrant was issued by a person having lawful authority to issue the same, endorse such warrant in the manner prescribed, and the warrant so endorsed shall be sufficient authority to apprehend the person named in the warrant and to bring him before and magistrate in India.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “commonwealth country” (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).