LawgistThe Repatriation of Prisoners Act
4Application for transfer by a prisoner
Any prisoner who is a citizen of a contracting State may make an application to the Central Government for transfer of his custody from India to that contracting State:
Provided that if a prisoner is not able to make an application himself because of his ill health, mental condition, old age or being a minor, then, the application may be made by any other person entitled to act on his behalf.
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All sections
- 1 Short title and commencement
- 2 Definitions
- 3 Application of Act
- 4 Application for transfer by a prisoner
- 5 Consideration of request by Central Government
- 6 Comments of contracting State
- 7 Consideration of request by Central Government
- 8 Provision to issue warrant for transfer
- 9 Operation of warrant and retaking prisoner
- 10 Transfer of record
- 11 Power of court and Central Government shall not be affected
- 12 Transfer into India
- 13 Determination of prison and issue of warrant for receiving transfer in India
- 14 Power to make rules
- 15 Laying of rules, etc
- 16 Power to remove difficulties
