In Re Ganapathipillai, Police Court

[IN REVISION.]

Present: De Sampayo J. In re GANAPATHIPILLAI.

P. C. Colombo, 8. 86.

Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881-Power of Supreme Court to revise orders of Magistrate under the Act-Act applicable to Kedah-Warrant authenticated by British Adviser of Kedah held sufficient.

The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to revise the orders made by a Police Magistrate under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881.

By the Order in Council of October 24, 1916, the Fugitive Offenders Act is made applicable to the States mentioned therein (including Kedah, in the Malay Peninsula) as if they were British Possessions, and the Order in Council of January 2, 1918, by which, inter alia, Ceylon and Kedah were grouped together for the purpose of inter-colonial backing of warrants under part II. of the Act, does not restrict the effect of the former Order of 1916, and, consequently, part IV. of the Act was held applicable to Kedah.

A warrant signed by the Chief Judge of the High Court of Kedah and authenticated by the British Adviser was held to be duly authenticated under the Act.

THIS was an application for the revision of an order of the 1 Police Magi

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