Section 4 — Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences

The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by—

[(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) any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India.]

[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).]

[Illustration] ***A, [who is [a citizen of India]], commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in [India] in which he may be found. * * * * *