Section 5: Avoidance of jurisdiction of Courts and authorities over transferable prisoners

5. Avoidance of jurisdiction of Courts and authorities over transferable prisoners.___(1) Upon the delivery of custody of a transferable prisoner in compliance with a warrant issued under section 3 to the person, being an official of 1* * * India or of any Province thereof or of any State that has acceded thereto, all Courts and authorities whatsoever in Pakistan shall cease to have and exercise jurisdiction in relation to such prisoner, in respect of the offence or other matter which was the cause of his confinement or detention in any Province of Pakistan. (2) The Provincial Government may requisition the record of any proceedings (including judicial proceedings) relating to any transferable prisoner for whose removal a warrant has been issued under section 3, from any court or office where such record may be kept, and may direct that such record shall be delivered along with such prisoner to the person being an official of 1* * * India or of any Province thereof or of any State that has acceded thereto specified in the aforesaid warrant, or otherwise forwarded to an appropriate authority in 1* * * India.

Effective date: 1948-01-01

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