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[34B. Provisional arrest.
--(1) On receipt of an urgent request from a foreign State for the
immediate arrest of a fugitive criminal, the Central Government may request the Magistrate having
competent jurisdiction to issue a provisional warrant for the arrest of such fugitive criminal.
(2) A fugitive criminal arrested under sub-section
(1)
shall be discharged upon the expiration of
sixty days from the date of his arrest if no request for his surrender or return is received within the
said period.]
Section 34B • The Extradition Act, 1962
Section 34B. Provisional arrest.
extradition-act-1962-sec-34B.json
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Section 34B
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"content": "1\n[34B. Provisional arrest.\n--(1) On receipt of an urgent request from a foreign State for the\r\nimmediate arrest of a fugitive criminal, the Central Government may request the Magistrate having\r\ncompetent jurisdiction to issue a provisional warrant for the arrest of such fugitive criminal.\n(2) A fugitive criminal arrested under sub-section\n(1)\nshall be discharged upon the expiration of\r\nsixty days from the date of his arrest if no request for his surrender or return is received within the\r\nsaid period.]",
"footnote": "1. Subs. by s. 17,\nibid\n., for section 34 (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).",
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