Chadha8217;s extradition may not be easy

Win Chaddha was sent the summons following the issue of a non-bailable warrant by a Delhi court in the Bofors case, however, he may not respond to the summons at all as the treaty is not in force, say sources.

quot;It may take even more than a year to get Win Chadha extradited,quot; the source said. The extradition procedure is quite complicated and there are a number of agencies that are involved. After the treaty formally comes in to force, a fresh request for extradition will have to be forwarded by the Indian government the CBI will approach the Ministry of External Affairs which in turn will approach the UAE government.

Then, a paper onextradition will be prepared by a special court which will then be passed on to the courts in UAE, which may or may not consider the request of extradition. Chaddha can even go in for an appeal. Sources say that extradition cases often languish in courts.

Even when the treaty comes into force, there will be local laws that may come in the way. quot;Take the case of Nadeem. He is wanted by India. And despite the fact that we have a extradition treaty with UK, it is taking a long time,quot; the source added.

Recently a man wanted in connection with a child abuse case in Goa was extradited from New Zealand, and this was without an extradition treaty between the two countries.