Repealed The Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 4Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

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Section 4: Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by—

(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.]

(3)

any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India.]

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).]

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