What is extradition?
Question and options
What is extradition?
- An international wrongful conduct which is in breach of a rule of international criminal law
- The surrender of a fugitive offender by one state to another for trial or punishment
- An international wrongful conduct by the offender
- Punishing a criminal without prosecution
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B - The surrender of a fugitive offender by one state to another for trial or punishment
Extradition is the formal process by which one state surrenders a fugitive offender to the state where the offence was allegedly committed, so that the person can stand trial or serve a sentence. It is a process between states, not a kind of wrongful conduct, and it leads to prosecution rather than replacing it; in India it is governed by the Extradition Act, 1962 and treaties.
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