In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

¹[(a) "composite offence " means an act or conduct of a person occurred, wholly or in part, in a foreign State or in india but its effects or Intended effects, taken as a whole, would constitute an extradition offence in India or in a foreign State, as the case may be;]

(b) "conviction " and "convicted " do not include or refer to a conviction which under foreign law is a conviction for contumacy, but the term "person accused " includes a person so convicted for contumacy;

²[(c) "extradition offence " means—

(i) in relation to a foreign State, being a treaty State, an offence provided for in the extradition treaty with that State;

(ii) in relation to a foreign State other than a treaty State an offence punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year under the laws of India or of a foreign State and includes a composite offence;]

(d) "extradition treaty " means a treaty ³[,agreement or arrangement) made by India with a foreign State relating to the extradition of fugitive criminals, and includes any treaty ³[,agreement or arrangement] relating to the extradition of fugitive criminals made before the 15th day of August, 1947, which extends to, and is binding on, India;

(e) "foreign State " means any State outside India ⁴* * * and includes every constituent part, colony or dependency of such State;

⁵[(f) "fugitive criminal " means a person who is accused or convicted of an extradition offence within the jurisdiction of a foreign State and includes a person who, while in India, conspires, attempts to commit or incites or participates as an accomplice in the commission of an extradition offence in a foreign State;]

(g) "magistrate " means a magistrate of the first class or a presidency magistrate;

(h) "notified order " means an order notified in the Official Gazette;

(i) "prescribed " means prescribed by rules made under this Act; and

(j) "treaty State " means a foreign State with which an extradition treaty is in operation.

1. Subs. by Act 66 of 1993, s. 4, for clause (a) (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).
2. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (c) (w.e.f.18-12-1993).
3. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for "or agreement " (w.e.f.18-12-1993).
4. The words "other than a commonwealth country," omitted by s. 4, ibid. (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).
5. Subs. by s. 4, ibid., for clause (f) (w.e.f. 18-12-1993).