Under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, the repatriation means
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Under the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, the repatriation means
- transfer of certain prisoners from India to a country or place outside India and reception in India of certain prisoners from a country or place outside India
- reception of certain prisoners from a country or place outside India
- migration of offenders from one country to another country
- transfer of certain prisoners from India to a country or place outside India
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Correct answer: A - transfer of certain prisoners from India to a country or place outside India and reception in India of certain prisoners from a country or place outside India
Under the long title and scheme of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003, repatriation covers both transferring certain prisoners from India to a country or place outside India and receiving in India certain prisoners from a country or place outside India. That is two-way: both transfer out of and reception into India.
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