Section 4: Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
The Indian Penal Code, 1860Central Act · Act 45 of 1860
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
1[4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.-- The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by
2[(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[(3) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India.]
4[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);]
5[Illustration]
6***A, 7[who is 8[a citizen of India]], commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of of murder in any place in 9[India] in which he may be found.
10 *****1. Subs. by Act 4 of 1898, s. 2, for section 4.
