Supreme Court of India

Union of India & Anr. v. Shaikh Istiyaq Ahmed & Ors.

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Reported as [2022] 2 S.C.R. 679
Bench L. Nageswara Rao and B. R. Gavai JJ.
Decided 11 January 2022

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Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 – ss.12, 13(6) – Adaptation of sentence, when permissible – Dangerou s Drugs Act – ss.30(1)(f)(II), 47(2), 5(2) – Narcotics Drugs an d Psychotropic Substances Act, 1994 – s.21(b) – International Convention/Treat ies – Transfer of Sentenced Prisoners’ Agreement betwee n India and Mauritius – Article 8 – Continued enforcement of se ntence – Respondent convicted by Supreme Court of Mauritius under Dangerous Drugs Act, sentenced to imprisonment for 26 years – Transferred to India under the 2003 Act – His repre sentation u/ s.13(6), 2003 Act to scale down the

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