Comments of contracting State
Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 deals with comments of contracting State. The application of the prisoner shall be forwarded by the Central Government through prescribed means to the Government of the contracting State to deal with such application along with the following information, namely:-- (a) a copy of the judgment and a copy of the relevant provisions of the law u The Act came into force on 01 Jan 2004.
(1) The application of the prisoner shall be forwarded by the Central Government through prescribed means to the Government of the contracting State to deal with such application along with the following information, namely:--
(a) a copy of the judgment and a copy of the relevant provisions of the law under which the sentence has been passed against the prisoner;
(b) the nature, duration and date of commencement of the sentence of the prisoner;
(c) medical report or any other report regarding the antecedents and character of the prisoner, where it is relevant for the disposal of his application or for deciding the nature of his confinement; and
(d) any other information which the Central Government may consider necessary.
(2) Where any application of a prisoner forwarded by the Central Government has been accepted by the contracting State, the Central Government may seek from such contracting State, all or any of the following information or documents before taking decision to transfer the prisoner to the contracting State, namely:--
(a) a statement or document indicating that the prisoner is a citizen of the contracting State;
(b) a copy of the relevant law of the contracting State constituting the act or omission as the offence, on account of which the sentence has been passed in India, as if such act or omission was an offence under the law of that State;
(c) a statement of the fact or any law or regulation relating to the duration and enforcement of the sentence of the prisoner in the contracting State upon his transfer;
(d) the willingness of the contracting State to accept the transfer of the prisoner and an undertaking to administer the remaining part of the sentence of the prisoner;
(e) an undertaking to comply with the conditions, if any, specified by the Central Government; and
(f) any other information or document which the Central Government may consider necessary.
Section 6, The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (Act 49 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act is headed "Comments of contracting State". The application of the prisoner shall be forwarded by the Central Government through prescribed means to the Government of the contracting State to deal with such application along with the following information, namely:-- (a) a copy of the judgment and a copy of the relevant provisions of the law u
How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Repatriation of Prisoners Act 6, section 6 Repatriation of Prisoners Act, section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, and has it changed?
1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Repatriation of Prisoners Rule, 2004 (2004).
When did Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, cited as Repatriation of Prisoners Act 6, came into force on 01 Jan 2004, having been enacted on 28 Sep 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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