Bangladesh’s interim government has formally referred to the India–Bangladesh Extradition Treaty (2013) while requesting New Delhi to return former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina , after the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) issued an arrest warrant against her for “crimes against humanity.”

However, whether India is legally obliged to comply depends on how the treaty is interpreted, the nature of the charges, and India’s own domestic law governing extradition.

When is an extradition request valid?

Under Articles 1 and 2 of the treaty, extradition can be sought only when an individual has been charged, accused, or convicted of an extraditable offence. The arrest warrant issued by Bangladesh’s ICT satisfies this basic procedural requirement. Dhaka is therefore well within its rights to

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