Found cheater after 25 yrs in another country, how can i recover?

Dsouza, James (Querist) 18 June 2012 This query is : Resolved
Dear Sir,
A known person who borrowed Rs.10,000/= in 1987 claiming my 1/3 in a business transaction since disappeared with his family. Before going he acknowledged on plain paper with revenue stamp when I got restless about delay.

Later it came to be known he had emigrated to New Zealand or Australia but his relatives claimed ignorance of exact address and could not be traced.

Around 3 months ago I found this person and his younger brother settled in New Zealand. The younger brother via email acknowledged knowledge of the transaction and had been advised his elder brother that the money had been paid off in parts long ago.

I have approached him in a friendly manner but he refuses to respond. I have now sent him an email demanding the money with interest as I could not use it for 25 yrs and that loss of money had caused me a huge problem way back.
There must be a way out to catch these cheats as law of limitation should not be the spoiler here as I feel cheated.

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ajay sethi (Expert) 18 June 2012
25 years is long period . for recovery of rs 10,000 you ought to have filed receovery suit by 1990 . your claim is barred by limitation

N.K.Assumi (Expert) 18 June 2012
Suit would be hopelessly barred by limitation period as pointed above, but you may file a criminal case of cheating.

Sudhir Kumar, Advocate (Expert) 18 June 2012
By filing criminal case and requesting for extradiction you can get criminal remedy and the amount spent by you will in 5-6 times than rs 10000 (plus interest for 25 years. Success sis still not sure. you will end up with nothing except loss of heavy bundle of currency.

Dsouza, James (Querist) 18 June 2012
Many thanks for your guidance and all your responses.
As it is now clear that recovery is not possible, what I really want is to take action via a criminal case of cheating, as in fact I mentioned in my email letter yesterday.

It's okay if a medium bundle of money is lost, I feel I can get him to settle within some time. This is as he still seems to have given himself more sheen to his resume with some falsities.

May I know what the extradition process does if I file a criminal case? Usually how long and process via police etc;
Many thanks to all in advance.

ajay sethi (Expert) 18 June 2012
contact a local lawyer . if you are willing to spend money on filing criminal complaint of cheating and spending some years running around court it is your choice

Dsouza, James (Querist) 18 June 2012
Thanks, I was thinking instead of running around courts for a few years, to file a PCR, and then get the police to follow up. I hope this can be converted after 5-6 hearings of around a year.

I do not want to feel I lost so easily & was cheated to a known person, I prefer to spend more than what I can expect if possible to so a cheat should not share with others increase their lot. I will write to his College where he teaches, to his writer's association and to his wife's school and hope they will ask him to respond positively.