CrPC § 188 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 188 CrPC — Offence committed outside India
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 208 — Offence committed outside India
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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 208 in full