Section 16
Procedure in respect of fugitive criminal apprehended on a provisional warrant
A fugitive criminal who is apprehended on a provisional warrant shall be brought before any Magistrate who shall, in the case where the Minister has not received any requisition for the return of the fugitive criminal, order that the fugitive criminal be remanded in custody for such reasonable period of time as with reference to the circumstances of the case he may fix, and for this purpose, the Magistrate shall take into account any period in the relevant extradition arrangement relating to the permissible period of remand upon provisional arrest of a fugitive criminal.
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Extradition
(2)
Upon receipt of the order of the Minister signifying that a requisition has been made for the return of the fugitive criminal, the Magistrate shall order—
(a)
that the case be transmitted to the Sessions Court; and
(b)
that his remand under subsection (1) be extended until his appearance before the Sessions Court.
(3)
The Magistrate shall, where he has not received from the
Minister within such period of time as he may fix under subsection
(1)
an order signifying that a requisition has been made for the return of the fugitive criminal, order that the fugitive criminal be discharged.
Procedure in respect of a fugitive criminal apprehended on a provisional warrant when order has been received by the