An Analysis Of India’s Framework For Extradition Of Economic Fugitives
Razi Ranawat, BA LLB, University College of Law, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur
ABSTRACT
While globalization has brought the international community closer, it has also introduced accessible ways for offenders to abscond jurisdiction of the state in which they have committed an offence. The same has also resulted in a rapid increase in number of economic offenders absconding from India. The evolution of the principle of extradition in international law acts as a way to ensure the return of such fugitives to India. The Indian government extradites such fugitives by implementing statutes, treaties and arrangements with other states. But has the Indian government been fully successful in doing this, is a question of prime importance. This research article seeks to examine whether the Indian framework for extradition ensures a swift return of economic fugitives to India. The research article analyses: India’s legal and institutional procedure for extraditing fugitives, implementation of extradition treaties and arrangements with other states and working of international conventions. The article also examines the factors that influence the outcome of Indian government’s extradition efforts.
Keywords: Extradition, Economic Fugitives, Extradition Arrangements, Implementation, State Accountability.
