Section 4State of Jammu-Kashmir Act
Section 4: Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences
Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.
- The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by any [permanent resident of the State] [Substituted by Act III of 1967.] in any place without and beyond the Jammu and Kashmir state.Explanation. - In this section the word "offence" includes every act committed outside [the State] [Substituted by A.L.O. 2008.] which, if committed in [the State] [Substituted by A.L.O. 2008.] would be punishable under this Code.[Illustration. [Substituted by Act III of 1967.]A, who is a permanent resident of the State, commits a murder outside the State. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in the State, in which he may be found.]Previous
Sec 3 — Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within the [State.] [Substituted by Act III of 1967.]
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