https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173979 Section 21 of the Extradition Act, 1962 embodies the speciality principle and bars trial in India for any offence committed before surrender other than the extradition offence on which surrender was based, unless consent is obtained or the treaty permits otherwise. The treaty provision described applies the same restriction by limiting prosecution to the offences for which extradition was granted. A fugitive brought into India under an extradition decree therefore can be tried only for the offences specified in that decree, and criminal courts lack jurisdiction over offences outside it. en-us Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173979 Section 21 of the Extradition Act, 1962 embodies the speciality principle and bars trial in India for any offence committed before surrender other than the extradition offence on which surrender was based, unless consent is obtained or the treaty permits otherwise. The treaty provision described applies the same restriction by limiting prosecution to the offences for which extradition was granted. A fugitive brought into India under an extradition decree therefore can be tried only for the offences specified in that decree, and criminal courts lack jurisdiction over offences outside it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 17 Apr 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173979