What happens if you flee the country after a crime?

Depends on the relationship between your home country and the country you have fled to. If there is an extradition treaty (and many countries have these) then you would be arrested and returned to your home country for trial.

What happens when one commits murder?

When facing the accusation of murder or homicide charges,defendants confront some of the most severe consequences, including the death penalty or life behind bars. When charges include other crimes or multiple counts of murder or homicide, the person convicted may never see the outside of prison walls again.

What is the punishment for killing someone in India?

Punishment for murder. Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or 1[imprisonment for life] and shall also be liable to fine.

What happens when a foreigner commits a crime in the US?

The convicted defendant will serve his sentence in the country of the court that convicted him. A foreigner who commits a crime in the US can be prosecuted either in the US, or in the courts of his home country, if his conduct was criminal under both country’s laws.

What happens to someone who has fled to another country?

Depends on the relationship between your home country and the country you have fled to. If there is an extradition treaty (and many countries have these) then you would be arrested and returned to your home country for trial.

Is it safe for a criminal to flee to another country?

So if the criminal fled to a country that has no extradition treaty with India they might be safe, as long as they never again set foot in international territory or a country with an extradition treaty with India. For this reason, countries usually don’t publicise which other countries they have extradition treaties with.

Can a prisoner be sent to any country in the world?

The prisoner will stay in the state where the crime was committed. If the crime falls under federal law then the prisoner can send that person to any jurisdiction or federal prison anywhere in the us. As for crimes commited in other countries by us citizens the person is subject to all laws in said country.