Indian Penal Code (IPC) S. 4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
[i][4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.—The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by—
[ii][(1) any citizen of India in any place without and beyond India;
(2) any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India wherever it may be;]
[iii][(3) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India.]
[iv][Explanation.—In this section—
(a) the word “offence” includes every act committed outside India which, if committed in India, would be punishable under this Code;
(b) the expression “computer resource” shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (k) of sub-section (1) of Section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of 2000).]
[v][Illustration]
[vi][* * *] A, [vii][who is [viii][a citizen of India]], commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in [ix][India] in which he may be found.
[x][* * *]
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[i] Substituted by Act 4 of 1898, S. 2, for the original S. 4.
[ii] Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for the original clauses (1) to (4).
[iii] Inserted by Act 10 of 2009, S. 51 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
[iv] Substituted by Act 10 of 2009, S. 51 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
[v] Substituted for “Illustrations” by Act 36 of 1957, S. 3 and Sch. II.
[vi] The brackets and letters “(a)” omitted by Act 36 of 1957, S. 3 and Sch. II.
[vii] Substituted by the A.O. 1948 for “a coolie, who is a Native Indian subject”.
[viii] Substituted by the A.O. 1950 for “a British subject of Indian domicile”.
[ix] Substituted by Act 3 of 1951 for “the States”.
[x] Illustrations (b), (c) and (d) were rep. by the A.O. 1950.
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