CRIMINAL JURISDICTION

Section 2. Punishment of offences committed within India 

Every person shall be liable punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act of omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which, he shall be guilty within 1[India] 2[***].

Section 3. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India 

Any person liable, by any 1(Indian law) to be tried for an offence committed beyond 2(India) shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond 2(India) in the same manner as if such act had been committed within 3[India].

Section 4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

1. 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 of aircraft registered in India wherever it may be.]

Explanation. -In this section the word "offence" includes every act committed outside 3[India] which, If committed in 3[India], would be punishable under this code.