Executive Summary:
This document is a notification regarding the application of the Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 to the Government of the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam. It includes the full text of the Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons between the Republic of India and the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam, signed on November 1, 2013. The agreement was ratified by the Government of the Republic of India on January 1, 2014, and by the Government of the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam on April 10, 2017 and came into force on March 28th, 2018.
Key Points / Main Content:
Agreement Purpose and Scope:
* Facilitates the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons by allowing them to serve sentences in their home countries.
* Applies to the enforcement of sentences imposed both before and after the agreement's entry into force.
Key Definitions:
* Judgment: A court decision imposing a sentence.
* Receiving State: State to which a sentenced person is transferred.
* Sentence: Punishment involving deprivation of liberty.
* Sentenced Person: Person undergoing imprisonment under a court judgment.
* Transferring State: State where the sentence was imposed.
General Principles:
* Contracting States (India and Viet Nam) will cooperate on the transfer of sentenced persons.
* A sentenced person may request a transfer to serve their sentence in their home country.
* Requests can be made by the sentenced person (if a national of a Contracting State) or someone acting on their behalf.
* Either the Transferring State or the Receiving State may request the transfer.
Conditions for Transfer:
* The person must be a national of the Receiving State.
* The death penalty must not have been imposed.
* The judgment must be final.
* No pending criminal proceedings requiring the person's presence in the Transferring State.
* The offense must not be under military law.
* At least one year of the sentence remains, or the person is serving a life sentence (with exceptions possible).
* The acts are punishable as a crime in the Receiving State.
* The transfer must not prejudice the sovereignty, security, or essential interests of the Transferring State.
* Consent is required from the sentenced person (or someone acting on their behalf).
* Both Transferring and Receiving States must agree to the transfer.
Procedure for Transfer:
* The Contracting States will inform sentenced persons of the agreement's substance.
* The Transferring State sends information to the Receiving State, including:
* Details of the sentenced person (name, nationality, etc.).
* Statement of facts, nature, duration, and commencement of the sentence.
* Certified copy of the judgment and relevant laws.
* Medical, social, or other relevant reports.
* The sentenced person's transfer request.
* Statement of time served, including pretrial detention and remission.
* Agreement to the transfer of the Sentenced Person.
* The Receiving State sends information to the Transferring State, including:
* Proof of nationality of the sentenced person.
* Relevant laws showing the act is a crime in the Receiving State.
* Effect of laws on sentence duration and enforcement after transfer.
* Willingness to accept the transfer.
Enforcement and Review:
* The Receiving State continues the enforcement of the sentence, bound by the legal nature and duration determined by the Transferring State.
* The Receiving State may adapt the sentence if incompatible with its laws, with the Transferring State's consent, but cannot aggravate it or convert imprisonment to a fine.
* The Transferring State alone decides on applications for review of the judgment.
* Either Contracting State may grant pardon, amnesty, or commutation.
Other Key Provisions:
* Central Authorities: Ministry of Home Affairs for India, Ministry of Public Security for Viet Nam.
* Costs: Generally borne by the Receiving State, but they may seek to recover costs from the sentenced person.
* Language: Requests and documents must be in English or with an English translation.
* Dispute Resolution: Initially through Central Authorities, then diplomatic channels.
* Amendments: Agreed amendments come into force as the original agreement.
* Termination: Either state can terminate with six months' notice, but the agreement continues to apply to prisoners already transferred.
Impact Analysis:
Republic of India (Ministry of Home Affairs):
Impact: Responsible for implementing the agreement and acting as the central authority.
Action Required: Ensure procedures are in place for processing transfer requests, gathering required information, and communicating with Viet Nam.
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Ministry of Public Security):
Impact: Responsible for implementing the agreement and acting as the central authority.
Action Required: Ensure procedures are in place for processing transfer requests, gathering required information, and communicating with India.
Sentenced Persons (Nationals of India or Viet Nam):
Impact: May be eligible to serve their sentences in their home country, facilitating social rehabilitation.
Action Required: Express their willingness to be transferred through the appropriate channels in either the Transferring State or the Receiving State.
Judicial Systems of India and Viet Nam:
Impact: Must cooperate in providing necessary documentation and legal information to facilitate transfers.
Action Required: Be aware of the agreement's provisions and respond to requests for information promptly and accurately.
Key Entities Referenced
Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003: An Act of the Indian Parliament, specifically section 3, subsections 1 and 2, which grants powers to the Central Government regarding the transfer of prisoners.
Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam: A country which is party to the agreement with the Republic of India regarding the transfer of sentenced persons.
Government of the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam: The governing body of Viet Nam, a party to the agreement on the transfer of sentenced persons.
Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons: The main subject of the policy document, an agreement between the Republic of India and the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam.
Republic of India: A country which is party to the agreement with the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam regarding the transfer of sentenced persons.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The Central Authority designated by the Republic of India for implementing the Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
Ministry of Public Security: The Central Authority designated by the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam for implementing the Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons.
New Delhi, Delhi: Location where the Agreement between the Republic of India and the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam, was done.
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भारत गणरा+य क(cid:25) सरकार (cid:28)ारा 01.01.2014 को और िवयतनाम सोशिल( ट गणरा+ य क(cid:25) सरकार (cid:28)ारा 10.04.2017 को
(cid:4)कया गया।
ददददिििि(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)डडडडतततत (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)यय यय िििि(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)यययय(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18) ककककेेेे अअअअ(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)तत तत ररररणणणण ककककेेेे ससससबबंंबबंं धधंंधधंं मममम (cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)भभभभााााररररतततत गगगगणणणणरररराााा(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)यय यय ततततथथथथाााा ििििववववययययततततननननाााामममम ससससोोोोशशशशििििलललल$$$$टट टट गगगगणणणणरररराााा(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)यय यय ककककेेेे बबबबीीीीचचचच क़क़क़क़रररराााारररर
भारत-गणरा+य तथा िवयतनाम सोशिल( ट गणरा+य , िज(cid:15) ह @इसम@ इसके बाद सिं वदाकार देश कहा गया ह;ै
दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)य(cid:19) का उनके (व यं के दशे (cid:19) म@ सामािजक पुनवास(cid:12) सुगम बनाने क(cid:25) अिभलाषा स;े और
यह मानते "ए (cid:4)क यह उFेGय , कोई दािBडक अपराध करने के पHरणाम( वIप दोषिसJ और दिBडत (cid:4)कए गए िवदशे ी
नागHरक(cid:19) को उनके (व यं के समाज म@ अपनी सज़ा काटने का अवसर (cid:20)दान करके पूरा (cid:4)कया जाना चािहए;
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(क) “िनण(cid:12)य’’ से ता(cid:21)प य (cid:12) (cid:15)य ायालय अथवा अिधकरण के (cid:4)कसी ऐस े िनण(cid:12)य अथवा आदशे स े ह ै िजसके तहत दB ड
(cid:4)दया गया हो;
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के (cid:20)योजन से अंतHरत (cid:4)कया जा सकता हो अथवा अतं Hरत (cid:4)कया गया हो;
(ग) “दBड ’’ स ेता(cid:21)प य(cid:12) (cid:4)कसी (cid:15)य ायालय अथवा अिधकरण (cid:28)ारा अपने दािBडक Rे0ािधकार का
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वंिचत रखे जान ेका कोई दB ड या उपाय ह;ै
(घ) “दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)’’ स ेता(cid:21)प य(cid:12) (cid:4)कसी दािBडक (cid:15) यायालय, िजसम @सिं वदाकार दशे (cid:19) म @तत स् मय
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कारावास क(cid:25) सज़ा काट रह ेD यि(cid:31) स ेह।ै
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अंतHरत (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह ैया िजस ेअतं Hरत कर (cid:4)दया गया हो।
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1111.... इस क़रार के (cid:20)ावधान(cid:19) तथा (cid:20)(cid:21)य ेक दशे क(cid:25) िविध के अनसु ार दिBडत D यि(cid:31)य(cid:19) के अतं रण के सबं ंध म@ संिवदाकार
दशे एक दसू रे को Dय ापक पमै ाने पर सहयोग कर@गे।
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अथवा शषे रह रही सज़ा काटन ेके िलए दसू रे संिवदाकार देश के भ-ू भाग म@ अंतHरत (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह।ै इस संबंध म@
दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) इस क़रार के अतं गत(cid:12) अ(cid:15)त रणकता (cid:12) दशे अथवा (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12) दशे स े ऐस े अतं रण के िलए अपनी इVछ ा
Dय &त कर सकता ह।ै
3. अ(cid:15)त रण का अनरु ोध (cid:4)कसी दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) (cid:28)ारा, जो (cid:4)कसी सिं वदाकार दशे का नागHरक ह,ै अथवा सिं वदाकार दशे (cid:19) के
कानून के अनुसार उसक(cid:25) ओर से काय(cid:12) करन ेके िलए हकदार (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15)य D यि(cid:31) (cid:28)ारा, सिं वदाकार दशे को और उ&त
संिवदाकार दशे क(cid:25) सरकार (cid:28)ारा िनधाH(cid:12) रत (cid:4)कए गए तरीके स ेआवेदन (cid:20)(त ुत करके (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह।ै
4. दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के अंतरण के िलए अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे अथवा (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे म @से कोई भी अनरु ोध कर सकता ह।ै
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1. इस क़रार को कायाि(cid:12) (cid:15)वत करन ेके (cid:20)योजनाथ,(cid:12) (cid:20)(cid:21)य के संिवदाकार दशे एक के(cid:15) (cid:16)ीय (cid:20)ािधकारी को नामो(cid:4)FY ट करेगा।
2. संिवदाकार दशे (cid:19) के िलए इस क़रार के काया(cid:12)(cid:15)व यन के िलए (cid:20)भारी के(cid:15)(cid:16) ीय (cid:20)ािधकारी िन4 निलिखत ह:L
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3. य(cid:4)द कोई सिं वदाकार दशे अपना के(cid:15)(cid:16) ीय (cid:20)ािधकारी बदलता ह,ै तो वह दसू रे दशे को राजनियक चनै ल(cid:19) के माZ यम स े
इसके बारे म@ अिधसूिचत करेगा।
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1. इस क़रार के अतं ग(cid:12)त (cid:4)कसी दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को िन4 निलिखत शत[ पर ही अतं Hरत (cid:4)कया जा सकता ह ै:
(क) वह Dय ि(cid:31) (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे का राि\क हो;
(ख) दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को म(cid:21)ृ य ुदBड नह] (cid:4)दया गया हो;
(ग) िनण(cid:12)य अंितम हो;
(घ) अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे म @ दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के िव^J कोई दािBडक काय(cid:12)वाही लि4बत नह] हो िजसम@ उसक(cid:25)
उपि(थित अपिे Rत ह;ै
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एक वष(cid:12) बची हो अथवा वह आजीवन कारावास क(cid:25) सज़ा काट रहा हो; आपवा(cid:4)दक मामल(cid:19) म@ दशे तब भी
अंतरण करने के िलए सहमत हो सकत ेह Lजब दिBडत D यि(cid:31) क(cid:25) सज़ा एक वष (cid:12)स ेकम क(cid:25) बची हो;
(छ) Dय ि(cid:31) को अतं रणकता(cid:12) दशे म @ िजन कृ(cid:21) य(cid:19) अथवा चकू (cid:19) के िलए दB ड (cid:4)दया गया था, वो (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12) दशे म @
अपराध के Iप म @दBड नीय ह,L अथवा य(cid:4)द उसके अपन ेभ-ू भाग म @(cid:4)कए जाते तो दािBडक अपराध होत;े
(ज) (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे म @दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) क(cid:25) िहरासत को अंतHरत करने से अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे क(cid:25) सं(cid:20)भतु ा,
सुरRा अथवा (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15)य मह(cid:21)व पूण(cid:12) िहत पर (cid:20)ितकूल (cid:20)भाव न पड़ता हो;
(झ) अंतरण के संबंध म @ दिBडत D यि(cid:31) (cid:28)ारा सहमित दी गई हो अथवा, दिBडत D यि(cid:31) क(cid:25) आयु अथवा शारीHरक
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कानून के अनुसार उस Dय ि(cid:31) क(cid:25) ओर स ेकाय(cid:12) करने के िलए हकदार (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15) य D यि(cid:31) (cid:28)ारा सहमित दी गई
हो; और
(ञ) अंतरणकता (cid:12)और (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे अंतरण के संबंध म@ सहमत ह(cid:19)।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 5555
अअअअततंंततंं ररररणणणण कककक0000 ////22223333ययययाााा
1. सिं वदाकार दशे इस क़रार के सार क(cid:25) सूचना दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)य(cid:19) को दने े का (cid:20)यास कर@गे।
2. य(cid:4)द दिBड त Dय ि(cid:31) न े अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे को इस क़रार के तहत अतं Hरत होने क(cid:25) इV छा D यि(cid:31) क(cid:25) हो तो, अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे
(cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे को िन4न िलिखत सूचना तथा द( तावेज़ भेजेगा बशतb (cid:4)क (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12) या अतं रणकता(cid:12) दशे म @ स े (cid:4)कसी के भी
(cid:28)ारा पहल ेऐसा कोई िनण(cid:12)य न िलया गया हो (cid:4)क वह अंतरण के िलए सहमत नह] ह ै:
(क) दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) का नाम एवं राYc ीयता, ज(cid:15)म ितिथ एवं ज(cid:15) म ( थान और (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे म@ उसका पता, य(cid:4)द कोई हो,
और साथ ही उसके पासपोट(cid:12) या अ(cid:15)य D यि(cid:31)गत पहचान संबंधी द( तावेज(cid:19) क(cid:25) (cid:20)ित और dफगरf(cid:20)ट, जो भी संभव हो;
(ख) उन तhय (cid:19) का िववरण िजन पर दBड आधाHरत था;
(ग) दBड क(cid:25) (cid:20)कृित, समयाविध एवं (cid:20)ारंभ होने क(cid:25) तारीख;
(घ) िनण(cid:12)य क(cid:25) (cid:20)मािणत (cid:20)ित तथा कानून के उन संगत उपबंध(cid:19) क(cid:25) एक (cid:20)ित िजनके अंतग(cid:12)त दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के िखलाफ
दBड पाHरत (cid:4)कया गया ह;ै
(ड.) दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) क(cid:25) कोई िच(cid:4)क(cid:21)स ीय, सामािजक अथवा उसके पवू (cid:12) कृ(cid:21) य(cid:19) एवं चHर0 के बारे म@ अ(cid:15) य कोई Hरपोट, जहा ं
वह उसके आवेदन के िनपटान अथवा उसक(cid:25) पHर^Jता क(cid:25) (cid:20)कृित के िनधा(cid:12)रण के िलए (cid:20)ासिं गक हो;
(च) सभी मामल(cid:19) म@ यथा अपेिRत कोई अ(cid:15)य जानकारी िजस े (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे िविनiदY ट करे (cid:4)क वह संबिं धत मामले म @
अंतरण क(cid:25) सभं ावना पर िवचार करन े के िलए जIरी ह ै और िजसस े वह अपने काननू के अंतग(cid:12)त दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को
अंतरण के स4प णू (cid:12)पHरणाम(cid:19) क(cid:25) जानकारी दने ेम @सRम हो सके;
(छ) अंतHरत (cid:4)कए जाने वाल ेदिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) अथवा अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे के कानून के अनसु ार उसक(cid:25) ओर स ेकाय (cid:12)करन ेके िलए
पा0 (cid:4)कसी भी Dय ि(cid:31) का अनरु ोध; और
(ज) (cid:4)कसी िवचारण पूव(cid:12) नजरबंदी, Rमा या दB ड (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न के िलए संगत (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15) य कारक को शािमल करते "ए, एक
िववरण िजसम @यह उ(cid:6)ल ेख (cid:4)कया गया हो (cid:4)क (cid:4)कतना दB ड पहले परू ा हो चकु ा ह।ै
(झ) दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के अंतरण से सहमत होन ेके संबंध म @अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे का िववरण।
3. य(cid:4)द दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) अंतHरत (cid:4)कए जाने के िलए (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) देश को इVछ ा D य & त करता ह ै तो (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12) दशे इसक(cid:25) सूचना
अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे को दगे ा। य(cid:4)द अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे अंतरण के अनरु ोध को सैJांितक Iप से अनमु ो(cid:4)दत करने के िलए तैयार हो
जाता ह ैतो अतं रणकता (cid:12)दशे तरु ंत (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12)दशे को िलिखत म @सिू चत करेगा और इस अनVु छेद के परै ा 2 म @िनiदY ट सूचना
(cid:20)दान करेगा।
4. इस क़रार के अधीन (cid:4)कसी अनुरोध पर कोई भी िनण(cid:12)य िलए जाने के (cid:20)योजन स े (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12) दशे अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे को
िन4न िलिखत जानकारी एवं द(त ावेज़ भेजेगा जब तब (cid:4)क (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) या अतं रणकता (cid:12) दशे ने पहल े ही यह िनG चय न कर
िलया हो (cid:4)क वह अंतरण स ेसहमत नह] ह ै:
(क) एक िववरण अथवा द(त ावेज जो यह दशात(cid:12) ा हो (cid:4)क दिBडत D यि(cid:31) (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे का एक नागHरक ह;ै4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ख) (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे के संगत काननू क(cid:25) एक (cid:20)ित िजसम @ऐसे कृ(cid:21) य अथवा चकू @ शािमल ह,L िजनके कारण अतं रणकता (cid:12)दशे म @
इस (cid:20)कार स े दBड पाHरत (cid:4)कया गया ह,ै मानो वे (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12) दशे के काननू के अंतग(cid:12)त अपराध ह(cid:19) अथवा य(cid:4)द, ऐसे
कृ(cid:21)य अथवा चकू @ इसके भ-ू भाग म @घHटत "ई होती तो वह अपराध होती ।
(ग) दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के अंतरण पर इस क़रार के अनVु छ ेद 9 के परै ाlाफ 2 के (cid:20)भाव का िववरण, य(cid:4)द लागू हो, के सिं हत
उसके अंतरण के बाद (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12) दशे म @दB ड क(cid:25) अविध एव ं (cid:20)वतन(cid:12) संबंधी (cid:4)कसी काननू अथवा िविनयम के (cid:20)भाव का
िववरण;
(घ दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) के अतं रण को (व ीकार करने के िलए (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12)दशे क(cid:25) इVछ ा और दिBडत D यि(cid:31) क(cid:25) सज़ा के बाक(cid:25)
बचे िह(स ेको लागू करने हते ु एक वचनबJता; तथा
(ड.) कोई अ(cid:15)य सूचना अथवा द(त ावेज िजसे अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे आवG यक समझ।े
5. अतं रणकता(cid:12) दशे इस अनVु छ ेद के उपबंध(cid:19) के अतं गत(cid:12) अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे या (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे (cid:28)ारा क(cid:25) गई कार(cid:12)वाई के बारे म @
दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को िलिखत म @सिू चत करेगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 6666
अअअअननननुरुरुरुरोोोोधधधध एएएएवववव ंं ंंजजजजववववााााबबबब
1. अंतरण के िलए अनुरोध िलिखत Iप म,@ िनधाH(cid:12) रत (cid:20)प0, य(cid:4)द कोई हो, म@ (cid:20)( ततु (cid:4)कया जाएगा और राजनियक
माZय म के (cid:28)ारा अनरु ोधकता (cid:12) दशे के के(cid:15) (cid:16)ीय (cid:20)ािधकारी के माZय म स े (cid:20)ाmथत दशे के के(cid:15)(cid:16) ीय (cid:20)ािधकारीको स4 बोिधत
(cid:4)कया जाएगा। जवाब उ(cid:15)ह ी माZ यम(cid:19) से सिू चत (cid:4)कए जाएंगे।
2. (cid:20)ाmथत दशे शीnतापूवक(cid:12) अनरु ोधकता (cid:12) दशे को अपनिे नण(cid:12)य के बारे म @ सूिचत करेगा (cid:4)क वह (cid:20)ाmथत अंतरण के िलए
सहमत ह ैअथवा नह]।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 7777
ससससहहहहममममिििितततत औऔऔऔरररर इइइइससससककककाााा सससस6666यय यय ाााापपपपनननन
1. अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे यह सिु निoत करेगा (cid:4)क इस क़रार के अनुVछ ेद 4 के उप परै ा (i) के अनुसार अंतरण के िलए सहमित
दने े के िलए अपेिRत Dय ि(cid:31), ऐसा (व ेV छा से तथा इसके कानूनी पHरणाम(cid:19) क(cid:25) पूरी जानकारी के साथ कर रहा ह।ै इस
(cid:20)कार क(cid:25) सहमित दने े क(cid:25) (cid:20)(cid:4)pया को अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे के काननू (cid:28)ारा शािसत (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
2. अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे , (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे को यह स(cid:21) यािपत करन ेके िलए एक अवसर (cid:20)दान करेगा (cid:4)क सहमित, इस अनुVछ ेद
के पैराlाफ 1 म @िनधा(cid:12)Hरत गई शत[ के अनसु ार (cid:20)दान क(cid:25) गई ह।ै
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 8888
////ाााा7777तत तत ककककतततताााा 8888ददददशशेेशशेे ककककेेेे ििििललललएएएए अअअअततततंंंं ररररणणणण ककककाााा ////भभभभाााावववव
1. (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे के सRम (cid:20)ािधकारी, इस करार के अनुV छेद 9 म@ िनधाH(cid:12) रत शत[ के अधीन (cid:4)कसी (cid:15)य ायालय अथवा
(cid:20)शासिनक आदशे , जैसा भी उसके राY cीय काननू के अंतग(cid:12)त अपेिRत होगा, के माZ यम स े दB ड के (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न को जारी
रख@गे।
2. इस क़रार के अनुVछ ेद 11 के (cid:20)ावधान(cid:19) के अZय धीन दB ड का (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12) दशे के कानून (cid:28)ारा शािसत (cid:4)कया
जाएगा और िसफ(cid:12) वही दशे सम(त समिु चत िनण(cid:12)य लेन ेके िलए सRम होगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 9999
ससससज़ज़ज़ज़ाााा ककककाााा ससससतततततततत् ् ् ् ////ववववततततनन88नन88
1. (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे , अतं रणकता (cid:12)दशे (cid:28)ारा यथा-अवधाHरत सज़ा क(cid:25) काननू ी (cid:20)कृित एव ंअविध (cid:28)ारा आबJ होगा।
2. तथािप, य(cid:4)द दBड क(cid:25) (cid:20)कृित अथवा अविध अथवा दोन(cid:19) ही (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे के कानून स े असंगत ह(cid:19), अथवा इसके
कानून म@ ऐसा अपेिRत हो, तो वह दशे (cid:15) यायालय अथवा (cid:20)शासिनक आदशे (cid:28)ारा, दB ड को अपने ( वयं के कानून (cid:28)ारा
धाH(cid:12) रत दBड अथवा उपाय के अनुIप बना सकेगा। जहां तक इसक(cid:25) (cid:20)कृित एवं अविध का (cid:20)Gन ह,ै दB ड अथवा उपाय
यथा सभं व, अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे के िनण(cid:12)य (cid:28)ारा (cid:4)दए गए दB ड के अनIु प होगा। तथािप, यह अपनी (cid:20)कृित अथवा
अविध (cid:28)ारा अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे म @ (cid:4)दए गए दB ड म@ वृिJ नह] करेगा। सज़ा को अनकु ूिलत करते समय (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12) दशे
कारावास क(cid:25) सज़ा को आmथक अनुशािसत म @पHरवmतत नह] कर सकेगा।¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11110000
अअअअततंंततंं ररररणणणणककककतततताााा 8888ददददशशेेशशेे ककककेेेे ििििललललएएएए ससससज़ज़ज़ज़ाााा ककककेेेे ससससममममाााापपपपनननन ककककाााा ////भभभभाााावववव
1. जब (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) देश इस क़रार के अनVु छ ेद 13 के पैराlाफ 1 (क) के तहत अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे को यह अिधसिू चत करता
ह ै (cid:4)क दBड पूरा हो गया ह,ै तो ऐसी अिधसूचना अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे म@ उस दB ड को पूरा करन े करने के संबधं म@ (cid:20)भावी
मानी जाएगी।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11111111
ििििननननणणणणयय88यय88 औऔऔऔरररर ममममााााफफफफ0000,,,, ररररााााजजजज====ममममाााा अअअअथथथथववववाााा ललललघघघघककककुुुु ररररणणणण कककक0000 ससससममममीीीी====ाााा
1. केवल अतं रणकता (cid:12)दशे ही िनणय(cid:12) क(cid:25) पुनरीRा के िलए (cid:4)कसी आवेदन-प0 पर िनण(cid:12)य लेगा।
2. कोई भी सिं वदाकार दशे अपन े संिवधान अथवा अ(cid:15) य काननू (cid:19) के अनुIप दB ड क(cid:25) माफ(cid:25), राजRमा (cid:20)दान कर सकेगा
अथवा दBड का लघकु रण कर सकेगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11112222
दददद(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)डड डड ककककेेेे ////ववववततततनन88नन88 कककक0000 ससससममममाााािििि@@@@
1. अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे अपने Rे0 म@ िलए गए (cid:4)कसी भी िनण(cid:12)य क(cid:25) सचू ना तुरंत (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे को दगे ा िजसके िलए सजा या
उसके भाग के (cid:20)वतन(cid:12) को समाQत करना आवG यक होगा।
2. जैस े ही अंतरणकता (cid:12) दशे (cid:28)ारा (cid:4)कसी भी ऐस े िनण(cid:12)य अथवा उपाय क(cid:25) सचू ना दी जाती ह,ै िजसके पHरणाम( वIप
दBड का (cid:20)वतन(cid:12) समाQत हो गया हो, तो (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12)दशे दB ड के (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न को समाQ त कर दगे ा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11113333
दददद(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)डड डड ककककेेेे ////ववववततततनन88नन88 ससससबबंंबबंं धधंंधधंं ीीीी ससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
1. (cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे अतं रणकता (cid:12)दशे को अिधसिू चत करेगा:
(क) जब दBड का (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न परू ा कर िलया गया हो; अथवा
(ख) य(cid:4)द दBड का (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न परू ा होन े से पहल े दिBडत D यि(cid:31) िहरासत स े भाग जाता ह।ै ऐस े मामल(cid:19) म@ (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे को
चािहए (cid:4)क वह दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) क(cid:25) िगरqतारी का हर-सभं व (cid:20)यास करेगा ता(cid:4)क वह ( वयं को िमले दBड का शेष भाग
पूरा कर सके और यह (cid:4)क क़ैदी के भाग िनकलने के बारे म @(cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे के सगं त काननू के अ(cid:15) तग(cid:12)त अपराध के िलए
क़ैदी पर अिभयोग चलाया जा सके।
2. य(cid:4)द अंतरणकता (cid:12) देश (cid:28)ारा अपेिRत हो, तो (cid:20)ाQ तकता (cid:12) दशे दB ड के (cid:20)वतन(cid:12) के संबंध म@ एक िवशेष Hरपोट(cid:12) (cid:20)( तुत
करेगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11114444
पपपपााााररररगगगगममममनननन
1. य(cid:4)द कोई भी सिं वदाकार दशे दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)य(cid:19) के अंतरण के िलए (cid:4)कसी तीसरे दशे के साथ कोई D यव( था करता ह,ै
तो दसू रा सिं वदाकार दशे ऐसी Dय व( था के अनसु रण म@ अपन ेभ-ू भाग से अंतHरत (cid:4)कए जाने वाल ेदिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)य(cid:19) के
पारगमन को सुकर बनाने म @सहयोग करेगा िसवाय इसके (cid:4)क वह (cid:4)कसी ऐसे दिBडत D यि(cid:31) के पारगमन स ेइंकार करे:
(क) य(cid:4)द दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) वह] का राि\क हो।
(ख) य(cid:4)द अनरु ोध स ेसिं वदाकार दशे क(cid:25) स(cid:20)ं भतु ा, सरु Rा, लोक D यव( था या कोई अ(cid:15) य मह(cid:21) वपूण(cid:12) िहत का अितलघं न
होता ह।ै
2. ऐसे अंतरण का इVछ ुक सिं वदाकार दशे दसू रे सिं वदाकार दशे को ऐस ेपारगमन के बारे म @अिlम नोHटस दगे ा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11115555
ललललाााागगगगतततत
अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे के अन(cid:15)य भ-ू भाग म @ होन ेवाले D यय(cid:19) को छोड़कर इस क़रार को लागू करन े म @ "ए (cid:4)कसी भी D यय को
(cid:20)ाQत कता(cid:12) दशे (cid:28)ारा वहन (cid:4)कया जाएगा। तथािप, (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे , अंतरण म@ होने वाले स4 पणू (cid:12) अथवा आिं शक D यय क(cid:25) वसलू ी
दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) अथवा (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15)स rोत से (cid:20)ाQत कर सकता ह।ै6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11116666
भभभभााााषषषषाााा
अनुरोध एवं सहायक द(त ावेज अंlेजी म @ह(cid:19)ग ेया उनके साथ अlं ेजी अनुवाद होगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11117777
ललललाााागगगग ूू ूूहहहहोोोोनननन ेेेेककककाााा ददददााााययययरररराााा
यह क़रार, इसके (cid:20)भावी हान ेक(cid:25) तारीख स ेपहले या बाद म@ लगाए गए दB ड के (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न पर लाग ूहोगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11118888
ििििववववववववाााादददद(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18) ककककाााा ििििननननपपपपटटटटाााारररराााा
(1) के(cid:15)(cid:16) ीय (cid:20)ािधकरण इस क़रार क(cid:25) Dय ाs या, इसके िलए लागू होन े या काया(cid:12)(cid:15) वयन स े पदै ा होने वाल े (cid:4)कसी भी िववाद
को पर(प र सलु झाने का (cid:20)यास करेगा।
(2) य(cid:4)द के(cid:15)(cid:16) ीय (cid:20)ािधकरण िववाद को पर( पर सलु झाने म @समथ(cid:12) नह] होत ेह Lतो इसे राजनियक चैनल(cid:19) के माZ यम स े
सुलझाया जाएगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 11119999
ददददिििि(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)(cid:13)डडडडतततत (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)यय यय िििि(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)यययय(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18) ककककोोोो ससससCCCCपपपपाााा जजजजााााननननाााा
1. अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे (cid:28)ारा दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को (cid:20)ाQ तकता(cid:12) दशे को सtपे जाने क(cid:25) तारीख एवं ( थान वह होगा िजसके बारे म @
अंतरणकता(cid:12) दशे एवं (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12)दशे के बीच सहमित होगी। (cid:20)ाQत कता (cid:12)दशे अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे से कैदी को ले जान ेके िलए
िज4म ेदार होगा तथा अंतरणकता (cid:12)दशे के R0े से बाहर दिBडत D यि(cid:31) क(cid:25) अिभरRा के िलए भी िज4म दे ार होगा।
2. दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31) को सtप े जाने का काय(cid:12) अlं ेजी भाषा म @िलिखत Iप म@ दो (cid:20)ितय(cid:19) म@ होगा तथा सभी पाठ समान Iप
से (cid:20)मािणत ह(cid:19)गे। (cid:20)(cid:21)य ेक सिं वदाकार राY c एक पाठ को रखेगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 22220000
ससससशशंंशशंं ोोोोधधधधनननन
संिवदाकार दशे (cid:19) (cid:28)ारा सहमत इस क़रार म @ कोई संशोधन अथवा आशोधन क़रार म @ उि(cid:6)लिखत तरीके के अनसु ार ही
(cid:20)भावी होगा।
अअअअनननन&&&&छछछछ ेेेेदददद 22221111
अअअअििंंििंं ततततमममम ////ााााववववधधधधाााानननन
1. (cid:20)(cid:21)य के सिं वदाकार राYc इस क़रार के लागू होने के िलए अपिे Rत िविधक (cid:20)(cid:4)pयाu को पूरा होने के बाद राजनियक
चैनल(cid:19) के माZय म से िलिखत म @ यथाशीn अ(cid:15)य पRकार को सिू चत करेगा। यह क़रार िपछली अिधसूचना क(cid:25) तारीख के दसू रे
माह के (cid:20)थम (cid:4)दन को लागू होगा।
2. यह क़रार अिनिoत अविध के िलए लाग ू रहगे ा। तथािप, इसे (cid:4)कसी भी संिवदाकार दशे (cid:28)ारा दसू रे सिं वदाकार दशे
को इसक(cid:25) समाि_ का िलिखत नोHटस दके र समाQ त (cid:4)कया जा सकेगा। इसक(cid:25) समाि_ ऐस े नोHटस क(cid:25) तारीख स े छ: महीने बाद
(cid:20)भावी होगी।
3. (cid:4)कसी भी पHरसमापन के बावजूद, यह क़रार उन दिBडत Dय ि(cid:31)य(cid:19) के दडं (cid:19) के (cid:20)वत(cid:12)न पर लागू रहगे ा िज(cid:15) ह @ इस
पHरसमापन के लागू होने क(cid:25) तारीख स ेपहले इस क़रार के अतं गत अंतHरत (cid:4)कया गया हो।
4. यह क़रार अंतरा(cid:12)Yc ीय सिं धय(cid:19) या अ(cid:15) य क़रार(cid:19) िजनके वे पRकार ह,L के अंतग(cid:12)त संिवदाकार दशे (cid:19) के अिधकार(cid:19) या
दािय(cid:21)व (cid:19) को (cid:20)भािवत नह] करेगा।
इइइइसससस क़क़क़क़रररराााारररर ककककेेेे ससससााााEEEEयय यय ककककेेेे FFFFपपपप मममम,,,,(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28) अअअअपपपपनननन ेे ेेससससबबंंबबंं ििंंििंंधधधधतततत ////ााााििििधधधधककककाााा))))ररररयययय(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18) GGGGाााारररराााा इइइइसससस ससससबबंंबबंं धधंंधधंं मममम (cid:28)(cid:28) (cid:28)(cid:28)ििििववववििििधधधधववववतततत FFFFपपपप सससस ेे ेे ////ााााििििधधधधककककृृृृतततत 2222ककककएएएए जजजजाााानननन ेेेे
पपपपरररर अअअअधधधधोोोोहहहह$$$$तततत ाााा====ररररीीीी नननन ेेेेइइइइसससस क़क़क़क़रररराााारररर पपपपरररर हहहह$$$$तत तत ाााा====रररर 2222ककककएएएए हहहह।।HH।।HH
इइइइससससककककेेेे ससससभभभभीीीी पपपपााााठठठठ ससससममममाााानननन FFFFपपपप सससस ेे ेेअअअअििििधधधध////ममममााााििििणणणणतततत हहहहोोोोनननन ेे ेेककककेेेे ननननाााातततत ेे ेेइइइइसससस ेे ेेननननईईईई 2222ददददLLLLललललीीीी मममम (cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)(cid:28)ववववषषषष 88882222000011113333 ककककेेेे ममममााााहहहह ननननववववबबंंबबंं रररर कककक0000 ततततााााररररीीीीखखखख 1111 ककककोोोो ििििहहहह(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)दद दद ीीीी,,,,
ििििववववययययततततननननााााममममीीीी एएएएवववव ंं ंंअअअअNNंंNNंं जजेेजजेे ीीीी भभभभााााषषषषााााOOOO मममम (cid:28)(cid:28) (cid:28)(cid:28)ददददोोोो ((((2222)))) ////ििििततततयययय(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18) मममम (cid:28)(cid:28) (cid:28)(cid:28)ततततययैैययैै ाााारररर 2222ककककययययाााा गगगगययययाााा हहहह।।।।ैैैै (cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)यय यय ााााSSSSयययय ाााा मममम (cid:28)(cid:28) (cid:28)(cid:28)ममममततततभभभभददददेेेे कककक0000 िििि$$$$थथथथिििितततत मममम (cid:28)(cid:28) (cid:28)(cid:28)अअअअNNंंNNंं जजेेजजेे ीीीी पपपपााााठठठठ ममममाााा(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22) यय य य
हहहहोोोोगगगगाााा।।।।¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 7
भभभभााााररररतततत गगगगणणणणरररराााा(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)यय यय ििििववववययययततततननननाााामममम ससससोोोोशशशशििििलललल$$$$ टट टट गगगगणणणणरररराााा(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)(cid:30)यय यय
कककक0000 ओओओओरररर सससस ेेेे कककक0000 ओओओओरररर सससस ेेेे
[फा. सं. वी-17011/1/2013-पी आर ]
डिे नयल ई. Hरचडस(cid:12) , संयु(cid:31) सिचव
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(CS DIVISION)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th March, 2018
G.S.R. 298(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 3 of the
Repatriation of Prisoners Act, 2003 (49 of 2003), the Central Government hereby directs that the provisions of
the said Act shall apply to the Government of the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam. The full text of the
Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons signed by the Government of the Republic of India and the
Government of the Socialistic Republic of Viet Nam on 1.11.2013 is given below. The Agreement was
ratified by the Government of the Republic of India on 1.1.2014 and by the Government of the Socialistic
Republic of Viet Nam on 10.4.2017.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIET NAM ON THE TRANSFER OF SENTENCED PERSONS
The Republic of India and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, hereinafter referred to as the Contracting
States;
Desiring to facilitate the social rehabilitation of sentenced persons into their own countries; and
Considering that this objective should be fulfilled by giving foreign nationals, who have been convicted and
sentenced as a result of their commission of a criminal offence, the opportunity to serve their sentences in
their own society;
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1
Definitions
For the purpose of this Agreement:
(a) “judgment” means a decision or order of a court or tribunal imposing a sentence;
(b) “Receiving State” means a State to which the sentenced person may be, or has been,
transferred in order to serve his sentence or remainder thereof;
(c) “sentence” means any punishment or measure involving deprivation of liberty ordered by a
court or tribunal for a determinate period of time or for life imprisonment in the exercise of its
criminal jurisdiction;
(d) “sentenced person” means a person undergoing a sentence of imprisonment under a judgment
passed by a criminal court including the courts established under the law for the time being in
force in the Contracting States;8 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(e) “Transferring State” means the State in which the sentence was imposed on the person who
may be, or has been transferred.
ARTICLE 2
General Principles
1. The Contracting States shall afford each other the widest measure of cooperation in respect of the
transfer of sentenced persons in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and each State’s
law.
2. A person sentenced in the territory of one Contracting State may be transferred to the territory of the
other Contracting State in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement in order to serve the
sentence imposed on him. To that end, he may express to the transferring State or the receiving State
his willingness to be transferred under this Agreement.
3. Transfer may be requested by any sentenced person who is a national of a Contracting State or by any
other person who is entitled to act on his behalf in accordance with the law of the Contracting State by
making an application to the Contracting State and in the manner prescribed by the Government of
that Contracting State.
4. The transfer of sentenced persons may be requested by either the Transferring State or the Receiving
State
ARTICLE 3
Central Authorities
1. For the purpose of implementing this Agreement, each contracting State shall designate a Central
Authority.
2. Central Authorities in charge of the implementation of this Agreement for the Contracting States are:
- For the Republic of India: Ministry of Home Affairs.
- For the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam: Ministry of Public Security
3. In case either Contracting State changes its competent authorities, it shall notify the other State of the
same through diplomatic channels.
ARTICLE 4
Conditions for transfer
1. A sentenced person may be transferred under this Agreement on the following conditions:
(a) the person is a national of the receiving State;
(b) the death penalty has not been imposed on the sentenced person;
(c) the judgment is final;
(d) no criminal proceedings are pending against the sentenced person in the transferring State in
which his presence is required;
(e) the sentenced person has not been convicted for an offence under the military law or Military
offence;¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 9
(f) at the time of receipt of the request for transfer, the sentenced person still has at least one
year of the sentence to serve or is undergoing a sentence of life imprisonment; in exceptional
cases, the Contracting States may agree to a transfer even if the sentenced person has less than
one year;
(g) the acts or omissions for which that person was sentenced in the Transferring State are those
which are punishable as a crime in the Receiving State, or would constitute a criminal offence
if committed on its territory;
(h) the transfer of custody of the sentenced person to the Receiving State shall not be prejudicial
to the sovereignty, security or any other essential interest of the Transferring State;
(i) consent to the transfer is given by the sentenced person or, where in view of his/her age or
physical or mental condition either Contracting State considers it necessary, by any other
person entitled to act on his behalf in accordance with the law of the Contracting State; and
(j) the Transferring and Receiving States agree to the transfer.
ARTICLE 5
Procedure for Transfer
1. The Contracting States shall endeavour to inform sentenced persons of the substance of this
Agreement.
2. If the sentenced person has expressed an interest to the transferring State in being transferred under
this Agreement, the transferring State shall send the following information and documents to the
receiving State unless either the Receiving or the Transferring State has already decided that it will
not agree to the transfer:
(a) the name and nationality, date and place of birth of the sentenced person and his address, if any,
in the receiving State along with a copy of his passport or any other personal identification
documents, and Fingerprints of the Sentenced Person, as possible;
(b) a statement of the facts upon which the sentence was based;
(c) the nature, duration and date of commencement of the sentence;
(d) a certified copy of the judgment and a copy of the relevant provisions of the law under which the
sentence has been passed against the sentenced person;
(e) a medical, social or any other report regarding the antecedents and character of the sentenced
person, where it is relevant for the disposal of his application or for deciding the nature of his
confinement;
(f) any other information which the Receiving State may specify as required, to enable it to consider
the possibility of transfer and to enable it to inform the sentenced person of the full consequences
of transfer for him under its law;
(g) the request of the sentenced person to be transferred or of a person entitled to act on his behalf in
accordance with the law of the transferring State; and
(h) a statement indicating how much of the sentence has already been served, including information
on any pre-trial detention, remission, or any other factor relevant to the enforcement of the
sentence.
(i) A statement from the Transferring State agreeing to the transfer of the Sentenced Person.
3. If a sentenced person expresses an interest to the Receiving State to be transferred, the Receiving
State shall so inform the Transferring State. If the Transferring State. If Transferring State is10 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
prepared, in principle, to approve the request for transfer, the Transferring State shall promptly inform
the Receiving State in writing, and provide the information referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
4. For the purposes of enabling a decision to be made on a request under this Agreement, the Receiving
State shall send the following information and documents to the Transferring State unless either the
receiving or the Transferring State has already decided that it will not agree to the transfer:
(a) a statement or document indicating that the sentenced person is a national of the receiving
State;
(b) a copy of the relevant law of the receiving State which provides that the acts or omissions on
account of which the sentence has been imposed in the Transferring State constitute a
criminal offence according to the law of the Receiving State, or would constitute a criminal
offence if committed on its territory;
(c) a statement of the effect of any law or regulation relating to the duration and enforcement of
the sentence in the Receiving State after the sentenced person’s transfer including, if
applicable, a statement of the effect of paragraph 2 of Article 9 of this Agreement on his
transfer;
(d) the willingness of the Receiving State to accept the transfer of the sentenced person and an
undertaking to administer the remaining part of the sentence of the sentenced person; and
(e) any other information or document which the transferring State may consider necessary.
5. The Transferring State shall inform the sentenced person in writing of any action taken by the
Transferring State or the Receiving State under provision of this Article.
ARTICLE 6
Requests and Replies
1. Requests for transfer shall be made in writing in the prescribed pro-forma, if any, and addressed by
the Central Authority of the Transferring State directly or through diplomatic channels to the Central
Authority of the Receiving State. Replies shall be communicated through the same channels.
2. The Receiving State shall promptly inform the Transferring State of its decision whether or not to
agree to the requested transfer.
ARTICLE 7
Consent and its Verification
1. The Transferring State shall ensure that the person required to give consent to the transfer in
accordance with subparagraph (i) of Article 4 of this Agreement, does so voluntarily and with full
knowledge of the legal consequences thereof. The procedure for giving such consent shall be
governed by the law of the Transferring State.
2. The transferring State shall afford an opportunity to the Receiving State to verify that the consent is
given in accordance with the conditions set out in paragraph 1 of this Article.
ARTICLE 8
Effect of Transfer for the Receiving State
1. The competent authorities of the Receiving State shall continue the enforcement of the sentence
through a court or administrative order, as may be required under its national law, under the
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2. Subject to the provisions of Article 11 of this Agreement, the enforcement of the sentence shall be
governed by the law of the Receiving State and that State alone shall be competent to take all
appropriate decisions.
ARTICLE 9
Continued Enforcement of Sentence
1. The Receiving State shall be bound by the legal nature and duration of the sentence as determined by
the Transferring State.
2. If the sentence is by its nature or duration, or both, incompatible with the law of the Receiving State,
that State may, with the prior consent of the Transferring State, by court or administrative order, adapt
the sentence to a sentence prescribed by its own law for a similar offence. As to its nature and
duration, the adapted sentence shall, as far as possible, correspond with that imposed by the judgment
of the Transferring State. It shall, however, not aggravate, by its nature or duration, the sentence
imposed by the Transferring State. When adapting the sentence, the competent authority of the
Receiving State may not convert an imprisonment punishment to a pecuniary sanction.
ARTICLE 10
Effect of Completion of Sentence for the Transferring State
When the receiving State notifies the Transferring State under paragraph 1(a) of Article 13 of this
Agreement that the sentence has been completed, such notification shall have the effect of discharging
the sentence in the Transferring state.
ARTICLE 11
Review of Judgment and Pardon, Amnesty or Commutation
1. The Transferring State alone shall decide on any application for review of the judgment.
2. Either of the Contracting States may grant pardon, amnesty or commutation of the sentence in
accordance with its Constitution or other laws.
ARTICLE 12
Termination of Enforcement of Sentence
1. The Transferring State shall promptly notify the Receiving State of any decisions taken in its territory
which entails terminating the enforcement of the sentence or part thereof.
2. The Receiving State shall terminate enforcement of the sentence or part thereof as soon as it is
informed by the Transferring State of any decision or measure as a result of which the sentence ceases
to be enforceable.
ARTICLE 13
Information on Enforcement of Sentence
1. The Receiving State shall notify the Transferring State:
(a) when the enforcement of the sentence has been completed; or
(b) If the sentenced person escapes from custody before enforcement of the sentence has been
completed. In such cases the Receiving State shall take measures to secure his/her arrest for
the purposes of serving the remainder of his sentence and to render him/ her liable for
committing an offence under the relevant law of the Receiving State.
2. The Receiving State shall furnish a special report concerning the enforcement of the sentence, if so
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ARTICLE 14
Transit
1. If either Contracting State enters into arrangements for the transfer of sentenced persons with any
third State, the other Contracting State shall, in accordance with its laws, cooperate in facilitating the
transit through its territory of the sentenced person(s) being transferred pursuant to such
arrangements, except that it may refuse to grant transit
(a) if the sentenced person is one of its own nationals.
(b) if the request may infringe upon the sovereignty, safety, public order or any other essential interest of
the Contracting State.
2. The Contracting State intending to make such a transfer shall give advance notice to the other
Contracting State of such transit.
ARTICLE 15
Costs
Any costs incurred in the application of this Agreement shall be borne by the Receiving State, except
costs incurred exclusively in the territory of the Transferring State. The Receiving State may, however,
demand or seek to recover all or part of the costs of transfer from the sentenced person or from some other
sources.
ARTICLE 16
Language
Requests and supporting documents shall be in English or shall be accompanied by a translation into
English.
ARTICLE 17
Scope of Application
This Agreement shall be applicable to the enforcement of sentences imposed before or after the entry
into force of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 18
Settlement of Disputes
(1) The Central Authorities shall endeavour to mutually resolve any dispute arising out of the
interpretation, application or implementation of this Agreement.
(2) If the Central Authorities are unable to resolve the dispute mutually, it shall be resolved through
diplomatic channels.
ARTICLE 19
Handing Over of Sentenced Persons
1. The handing over of the transferred person by the Transferring State to the Receiving State shall occur
on a date and at a place to be agreed upon between the Transferring and Receiving State. The
Receiving State shall be responsible for the transport of the prisoner from the Transferring State and
shall also be responsible for custody of the sentenced person outside the territory of the Transferring
State.
2. The handing over of the sentenced person shall be made in writing in duplicate in English language.
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ARTICLE 20
Amendments
Any amendments or modifications to this Agreement agreed to by the Contracting States shall come
into force in the same manner as the Agreement itself.
ARTICLE 21
Final Provisions
1. This Agreement shall be subject to ratification. Each Contracting State shall notify the other as soon
as possible, in writing, through diplomatic channels, upon the completion of its legal procedures
required for the entry into force of this Agreement. The Agreement shall come into force on the first
day of the second month of the date of the last notification.
2. The Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period. It may, however, be terminated by
either of the Contracting State by giving a written notice of termination to the other Contracting State.
The termination shall take effect after six months of the date of such notice.
3. Notwithstanding any termination, this Agreement shall continue to apply to the enforcement of
sentences of prisoner who have been transferred under this Agreement before the date on which such
termination takes effect.
4. This Agreement shall not affect the rights or obligations of the Contracting States under international
treaties or other agreements to which they are a party.
In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by the Republic of India and
the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, have signed this Agreement.
Done at New Delhi on the 1st day of November 2013, in two (02) originals each in the Hindi, Vietnamese
and English languages, all texts being equally authentic. In case of differences in interpretation the
English text shall prevail.
FOR THE REPUBLIC FOR THE SOCIALIST
OF INDIA REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
[F. No. V-17011/1/2013-PR]
DANIEL E. RICHARDS, Jt. Secy.
Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064
and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.