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 of murder in any place in India in which he may be found"
1 IPC Title and extent of operation of the Code
2 IPC Punishment of offences committed within India
3 IPC Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India
4 IPC Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
5 IPC Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
6 IPC Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions