Fugitive Criminal in India: Legal Definition Explained

1995 Supreme(Online)(Ker) 988

But still S.9 would not clothe any magistrate with powers to grant bail to any fugitive criminal merely because that fugitive criminal has appeared before him. ... First is the case where the fugitive criminal has been arrested and brought before the magistrate who issued the warrant. Second is the case where the fugitive criminal has been detained as per the provisions of the Act. ... 7On receipt of the above order the magistrate concerned shall is....

2024 Supreme(US)(ca9) 282

Terabelian has filed a direct criminal appeal, and she filed that appeal while a fugitive from justice. The answer to the third question is less obvious. ... Terabelian is pursuing a criminal appeal, and she flouted this court’s USA V. TERABELIAN 19 authority by filing her appeal while still a fugitive. ... Mastro had flouted judicial authority while a fugitive from pending criminal charges, but she had not offended the dignity of the bankr....

Court of Appeal Putrajaya

(2) In the proceedings before the Sessions Court under subsection (1) the fugitive criminal is not entitled to adduce, and the Court is not entitled to receive, evidence to contradict the allegation that the fugitive criminal has done or omitted to do ... law; (iv) the fugitive criminal has been acquitted or pardoned by a competent tribunal or authority in the country which seeks his return or in Malaysia; (v) the fugitive criminal has undergone....

High Court Malaya Kuala Lumpur

EA would mean: EA provides that where a fugitive criminal is in or suspected of being in Malaysia, a Magistrate may issue a PWA of such fugitive criminal on such information and evidence and under such circumstances as would, in his opinion, justify the issue of a warrant if the offence had been ... law; (iv) the fugitive criminal has been acquitted or pardoned by a competent tribunal or authority in the country which seeks his return or in Malaysia; (v) the fugitive....

2023 0 Supreme(Bom) 2229

State of Bihar Decided by the Hon'ble Supreme Court dtd. 10/5/2019 in Criminal Appeal No.8/2019. ... The requirements of Sec. 297 of Cr.P.C. and the provisions of the Criminal Manual issued by the Bombay High Court for the guidance of the criminal courts are not complied with and hence the application was not maintainable. ii. ... The Applicant has challenged the order dtd. 30/8/2019 passed by the learned Special Judge, Greater Bombay below Exhibit-55 in Criminal M.A. No. 997/2018. ... Declaration of fugitive#H....

It contains no provision similar to that contained in section 2 of the latter Act, which I. have quoted above, and it contains in section 25 a definition of " fugitive criminal, " which embraces all persons who have committed an offence in a foreign state, whether they have been in that state or ... There is no definition of " fugitive " or " fugitive offender " in the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881, and the ordinary meaning of fugitive offender is, of course, one who, having com....

2025 Supreme(US)(ca5) 157

On December 21, 2022, while Swick was still in state custody, the Government filed a criminal complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division, alleging that Swick possessed a firearm as a convicted felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922/span ... Second, he argues that even if fugitive tolling does apply, the district court clearly erred in finding him a fugitive. We address the two arguments in that order. I. ... What that burden entails depends on what being a fugitive#....

2024 Supreme(BD)(SC) 11939

behalf  of  the complainant-opposite party No. 2 submits that at the time of filing the appeal before the Sessions Judge, Kushtia, the appellant was fugitive ... Shohrowardi Criminal Revision No. 3017 of 2023 why the impugned judgment and order dated 01.06.2022 passed by the Sessions Judge, Kushtia in Criminal

2023 Supreme(US)(ca11) 228

The second count of the petition alleged that Talley violated Condition Nine of the Standard Conditions of Supervision, which prohibited him from associating with anyone “engaged in criminal activity” or “convicted of a felony.” ... Second, even if the judicially created doctrine of fugitive toll- ing served some purpose in this context, the text of the Sentencing Reform Act strongly counsels against applying fugitive tolling to supervised release. ... The circuits are divided over the appli....

I am the accused in Kedah criminal case No. 86/36. 2. A warrant has been issued by the Government of Kedah for my arrest under the Fugitive Offenders Act, 1881. 3. The Malay Judge who tried the case with Mr. ... When the fugitive is brought before the Magistrate, provision is made for dealing with him and for committing him to prison to await his return, and, eventually, to return him to the place from which he is a fugitive. ... The Supreme Court has jurisdiction to revise the orders made by a Police Magistrate ....

2021 0 Supreme(Del) 2166

A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered or returned to a foreign State- (b) if prosecution for the offence in respect of which his surrender is sought is according to the law of that State barred by time; (a) if the offence in respect of which his surrender is sought is of a political character or if he proves to the satisfaction of the magistrate or court before whom he may be produced or of the Central Government that the requisition or warrant for his surrender has, in fact, been made with a view to try or punish him for an offence of a political character;

2017 0 Supreme(Del) 2740

On receipt of such a report and the written statement on behalf of the fugitive criminal, the Central Government has to take a decision whether to extradite the fugitive criminal or not and in case it forms an opinion favouring the surrender of the accused to the requesting State, a warrant for the custody and removal of the person concerned is issued for sending the fugitive criminal to the requesting State. If the Magistrate, inquiring into the case is prima facie of the view that the fugitive criminal ought not to be extradited, he shall discharge the aforesaid fugitive criminal....

2011 0 Supreme(Mad) 2488

A fugitive Criminal may be apprehended in India under an endorsed warrant or a provisional warrant. In that case, a warrant for the arrest of a fugitive Criminal for an offence under Section 420 of Penal Code of Singapore was issued by a Magistrate of Singapore. The SHO put him under arrest under Section 41(1)(g) of the Code. A private detective apprehended the fugitive criminal and produced him at the local Police station. It was specifically entered in the case diary that there were warrants against him from Singapore and the warrants issued through Inte....

2009 0 Supreme(SC) 1430

A certificate of committal is thereafter sent to the Central Government. Arrest, as noticed hereinbefore, is made by the police authorities in terms of endorsed warrant; whereafter the procedure laid down in Section 17 is to be followed by reason whereof the fugitive criminal is to be brought by the Magistrate. Section 17 states that the endorsed warrant in the case of the person who is brought before whom is duly authenticated and that the offence with which the person is accused of or has been convicted in an extradition offence, the magistrate shall commit the fugitive criminal to prison ....

2007 0 Supreme(Del) 754

He has no residence in India and hence it would be inappropriate to detain him for indefinite period as it would serve no useful purpose. Needless to say in case if no information is received from th requesting state till he next date of hearing it shall be open to the applicant/fugitive criminal to apply for suitable modification of the condition of his bail before the competent court so as to enable him to leave for his country on the condition of reporting back as and when request is so received or as an when so directed by this Court. Admittedly the fugitive criminal/applicant ....