Section 353 · Paragraph 344. Handing over of deserters from the unit to the ruler

Fugitives from the forces of an Indian State or any unit of the forces shall not be surrendered before a court unless desertion from such forces of the State or any unit of the forces concerned has been specified by notification in the Gazette of India as an extraditable offence under the First Schedule to the Indian Extradition Act (15th of 1903). Non-extraditable fugitives, if included in the police list, shall be dismissed unless their retention in the force is sanctioned by the Inspector General of Police.