Lawgist9Operation of warrant and retaking prisoner
It shall be lawful for the person authorised by the contracting State to whom the custody of a prisoner is delivered under the provisions of sub-section (2) of section 8 to receive and hold in custody such prisoner and to convey him out of India and if the prisoner escapes from such custody within India, the prisoner maybe arrested without warrant by any person who shall without undue delay deliver such prisoner to the officer incharge of the nearest police station and the prisoner so arrested shall be liable for committing an offence under section 224 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) and shall also be liable for such sentence of imprisonment in India which he would have to undergo if the delivery of custody of such prisoner had not been made under section 8.
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- 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
