Section 8: Surrender of fugitive criminal

If upon receipt of the report and statement under subsection (4) of section 7, the Central Government is of opinion that the fugitive criminal ought to be surrendered to the foreign State 1 * * *, it may issue a warrant for the custody and removal of the fugitive criminal and for his delivery at a place and to a person to be named in the warrant.

Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

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