Section 6: Jurisdiction.

The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975Central Act · Act 20 of 1975

(1) For the avoidance of doubt, it is hereby declared that for the purpose of any proceedings before a court in India, any court having jurisdiction in respect of piracy committed on the high seas shall have jurisdiction in respect of offences and other acts committed on board an aircraft as described in this Act wherever that offence or act is committed.

(2) For the purposes of conferring jurisdiction, an offence under any law in force in India, committed on board an aircraft in flight shall be deemed to have been committed in any place in India where the offender may for the time being be.

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Act	The Tokyo Convention Act, 1975
Section	6
Marginal note	Jurisdiction.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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