https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181364 Extradition proceedings under the Extradition Act, 1962 and the India-US Extradition Treaty were treated as a prima facie enquiry, not a full criminal trial. The Magistrate could rely on certified documents, affidavits and other authenticated information produced in support of the requisition, and strict proof under the Indian Evidence Act was not required unless the governing statute or treaty expressly demanded it. Non-supply of the foreign statute did not vitiate the proceedings because no specific prejudice was shown. The extradition material was therefore capable of valid consideration, and the challenge based on insufficiency of evidence and lack of prejudice failed. en-us Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:04:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181364 Extradition proceedings under the Extradition Act, 1962 and the India-US Extradition Treaty were treated as a prima facie enquiry, not a full criminal trial. The Magistrate could rely on certified documents, affidavits and other authenticated information produced in support of the requisition, and strict proof under the Indian Evidence Act was not required unless the governing statute or treaty expressly demanded it. Non-supply of the foreign statute did not vitiate the proceedings because no specific prejudice was shown. The extradition material was therefore capable of valid consideration, and the challenge based on insufficiency of evidence and lack of prejudice failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181364