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THE COAST GUARD ACT, 1978 · OFFENCES

Section 50 — Civil offences not triable by a Coast Guard Court

A person subject to this Act who commits an offence of murder or of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against, or of rape in relation to, a person not subject to this Act shall not be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall not be tried by a Coast Guard Court, unless he commits any of the said offences,—
(a)at any place outside India; or
(b)at any place specified by the Central Government by notification in this behalf.