Any person liable, by any Indian law, to be tried for an offence committed beyond India shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond India in the same manner as if such act had been committed within India.
Section2 – Punishment of offences committed within India.
Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he shall be guilty within India.
Section1 – Title and extent of operation of the Code.
This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall extend to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Preamble
WHEREAS it is expedient to provide a general Penal Code for India; It is enacted as follows