CHAPTER XIV JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Section 208: Offence committed outside India

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

When an offence is committed outside India—

(a) by a citizen of India, whether on the high seas or elsewhere; or

(b) by a person, not being such citizen, on any ship or aircraft registered in India,

he may be dealt with in respect of such offence as if it had been committed at any place within India at which he may be found or where the offence is registered in India:

Provided that notwithstanding anything in any of the preceding sections of this Chapter, no such offence shall be inquired into or tried in India except with the previous sanction of the Central Government.

Corresponding CrPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

208	188. Offence committed outside India.

Questions on this section

2 questions in 12 of our papers cite Section 208. Try these from the free papers:

1. Consider the following statements with reference to Section 208 of the BNSS: 1. A citizen of India who commits an offence on the high seas may be dealt with as if the offence had been committed at any place within India at which he may be found or where the offence is registered in India. 2. A person who is not a citizen of India and who commits an offence on board an aircraft registered in India may be dealt with under the same section. 3. No previous sanction of the Central Government is needed for the inquiry or trial of such an offence once the accused is found in India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Practise questions on Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita