The Kerala High Court held that a formal extradition request through diplomatic channels is not a precondition for the immediate arrest of a fugitive criminal, and that on receiving an international arrest warrant through Interpol the nodal agency must forward it both to the Central Government under Section 34-B and to the jurisdictional Magistrate under Section 9 of the Extradition Act.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that a District Collector has no authority under the Code of Criminal Procedure to direct police to recall a closure report or reopen a concluded investigation. It held that such executive interference unlawfully encroaches upon powers reserved exclusively for the judiciary.
