DR. BABU RAM SAKSENA vs THE STATE

The Supreme Court held that the Extradition Act of 1903 does not derogate from the provisions of the 1869 Extradition Treaty between the British Government and the State of Tonk, even assuming the treaty subsisted post-merger. The Court ruled that the appellant's arrest under Section 7 of the Extradition Act was lawful, as the Act provided for extradition for additional offences without violating treaty rights. The judgment clarified that the merger of the Tonk State did not invalidate the extradition process under the Act.