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Section 4 — Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by—
10[(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.]
11[(3) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India.]
12[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);]
1[Illustration]
2*** A, 3[who is 4[a citizen of India]], commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in 5[India] in which he may be found.
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