Chapter V — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 34CProvision of life imprisonment for death penalty

Section 34C: Provision of life imprisonment for death penalty

34C. Provision of life imprisonment for death penalty

[34C. Provision of life imprisonment for death penalty.—Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, where a fugitive criminal, who has committed an extradition offence punishable with death in India, is surrendered or returned by a foreign State on the request of the Central Government and the laws of that foreign State do not provide for a death penalty for such an offence, such fugitive criminal shall be liable for punishment of imprisonment for life only for that offence.]

Amendment notes (1)
  1. Subs w.e.f. 18-12-1993 . Subs. by s. 17, ibid., for section 34 (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).