The Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003
2. Definitions.-
In this Act, unless
the context otherwise requires,-
a.
"contracting
State" means a Government of any country or place outside India in respect
of which arrangement has been made by the Central Government with the
Government of such country or place through a treaty or otherwise for transfer
of prisoners from India to such country or place and vice versa and includes
any other Government of such country or place specified by the Central
Government, by notification in the Official Gazette, under sub-section (1) of
section 3;
b.
"prescribed"
means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
c.
"prisoner"
means a person undergoing a sentence of imprisonment under an order passed by a
criminal court including the courts established under the law for the time
being in force in contracting States;
d.
"warrant"
means a warrant issued under sub-section (1) of section 7 or sub-section (2) of
section 12, as the case may be;
e.
words
and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the Code of Criminal
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) have the meanings respectively assigned to them in
that Code.