Provision to issue warrant for transfer
Section 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 deals with provision to issue warrant for transfer. The Central Government shall authorise an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to a State Government, within the limits of whose jurisdiction the place of imprisonment of the prisoner is situated, to issue a warrant on behalf of the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 7 di The Act came into force on 01 Jan 2004.
(1) The Central Government shall authorise an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to a State Government, within the limits of whose jurisdiction the place of imprisonment of the prisoner is situated, to issue a warrant on behalf of the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 7 directing the officer in charge of the prison therein to deliver the custody of the prisoner to the person authorised by the contracting State to which the prisoner is to be transferred, presenting such person a copy of the warrant together with all the records relating to the prisoner and the personal effects taken from the prisoner at the time of his admission in the prison.
(2) Upon the presentation of a warrant referred to in sub-section (1), the officer in charge of the prison shall forthwith comply with the warrant and obtain thereon the signature of the person to whom delivery of the prisoner, records and the personal effects relating to the prisoner to be removed from the prison is given.
(3) After delivery of the prisoner to the person authorised by the contracting State under sub-section (2), the officer in charge of the prison transferring the prisoner shall forward a copy of the warrant to the court which committed the prisoner to the prison, along with a statement that the prisoner has been delivered to the person authorised by the contracting State under sub-section (1).
(4) The delivery of the prisoner in compliance of the warrant issued under sub-section (1) shall discharge the officer in charge of the prison from the responsibility of keeping the prisoner in his custody.
Section 8, The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (Act 49 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 8
What does Section 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act deal with?
Section 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act is headed "Provision to issue warrant for transfer". The Central Government shall authorise an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to a State Government, within the limits of whose jurisdiction the place of imprisonment of the prisoner is situated, to issue a warrant on behalf of the Central Government under sub-section (1) of section 7 di
How do I find court cases under Section 8 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 8, section 8 Repatriation of Prisoners Act, section 8 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 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 7 (Consideration of request by Central Government), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently Repatriation of Prisoners Rule, 2004 (2004).
When did Section 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act come into force?
Section 8 of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, cited as Repatriation of Prisoners Act 8, 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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