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| (1) If a fugitive person of any designated country committed to await his return is in custody in Ceylon under this Act after the expiration of the following period, that is to say-
| | (a) in any case, the period of two months commencing on the first day on which, having regard to sub-section (2) of section 10, he could have returned; | | |
| | (b) where a warrant for his return has been issued under section 11, the period of one month commencing on the day on which that warrant was issued, | | |
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| (2) If upon any such application being made the Supreme Court is satisfied that reasonable notice of the proposed application has been given to the Minister, the Court shall, unless sufficient cause is shown to the contrary, by order direct the applicant to be discharged from custody and, if a warrant for his return has been issued under section 11, quash that warrant. |
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