## IPC 4

### IPC 4 — Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
- https://unisonlegal.in/statutes/ipc/4

> 9[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;

1. The Indian Penal Code has been extended to Berar by the Berar Laws Act, 1941 (4 of 1941) and has been declared in force
in-
Sonthal Parganas, by the Sonthal Parganas Settlement Regulation 1872 (3 of 1872) s. 2;
Panth Piploda, by the Panth Piploda Laws Regulation, 1929 (1 of 1929), s. 2 and the Sch.;
Khondmals District, by the Khondmals Laws Regulation, 1936 (4 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch; and
Angul District, by the Angul Laws Regulation, 1936 (5 of 1936), s. 3 and the Sch.
It has been declared under s. 3 (a) of the Scheduled Districts Act, 1874 (14 of 1874), to be in force in the following
Scheduled Districts, namely: the United Provinces Tarai Districts, see Gazette of India, 1876, Pt. I, p. 505; the Districts of
Hazaribagh, Lohardaga [now called the Ranchi District, see Calcutta Gazette, 1899, Pt. I, p. 44] and Manbhum and
Pargana Dhalbhum and the Kolhan in the District of Singhbum-see Gazette of India, 1881, Pt. I, p. 504.
It has been extended under s. 5 of the same Act to the Lushai Hills-see Gazette of India, 1898, Pt. II, p. 345.
The Act has been extended to Goa, Daman and Diu by Reg. 12 of 1962, s. 3 and Sch; to Dadra and Nagar Haveli by Reg. 6 of
1963, s. 2 and Sch. I.; to Pondicherry by Reg. 7 of 1963, s. 3 and Sch. I and to Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands by
Reg. 8 of 1965, s. 3 and Sch.
It has been extended to the State of Sikkim w.e.f. 13-9-1994 vide Notification No. S.O. 516(E), dated 9th July, 1994.
2. The words "British India" have successively been subs. by the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch.,
(w.e.f. 1-4-1951) to read as above.
3. The Original words have successively been amended by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and Sch. I, the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948 and the
A.O. 1950 to read as above.
4. The words "except the State of Jammu and Kashmir" omitted by Act 34 of 2019, s. 95 and the Fifth Schedule
(w.e.f. 31-10- 2019).
5. The original words "the said territories" have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and
Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., (w.e.f. 3-4-1951) to read as above.
6. The words and figures "on or after the said first day of May, 1861" rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Sch. (w.e.f. 21-31891).
7. Subs. by the A.O. 1937 for "law passed by the Governor General of India in Council".
8. The Original words "the limits of the said territories" have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O.1948,
the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
9. Subs. by Act 4 of 1898, s. 2, for section 4 (w.e.f.18-2-1898).
10. Subs. by the A.O. 1950, for cls. (1) to (4).
11. Ins. by Act 10 of 2009, s. 51 (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
12. Subs. by s. 51, ibid., for the Explanation (w.e.f. 27-10-2009).
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(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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