Government of India has officially requested the U.K. authorities to extradite Nirav Modi, wanted in connection with the ₹13,000-crore PNB scam.
About:
Meaning:
Extradition is a process where one governmental authority formally returns an alleged criminal to another governmental authority for prosecution for a criminal charge.
It is initiated when a person commits a crime in country and flees to another country.
Extradition vs deportation:
Unlike deportation, extradition is a judicial process.
g. in India a request to extradite an accused can be initiated only after a chargesheet is filed before the court and the court seeks the presence of the accused to face trial.
Extradition treaties & arrangements:
In India, the extradition of a fugitive from India to a foreign country or vice-versa is governed by the provisions of Indian Extradition Act, 1962.
To ensure extradition, extradition treaties exists between nations. India currently (as of June 2018) has extradition treaties with 48 countries. The U.K. is among them.
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