PPC Section 4 | Extension of the Code to Extraterritorial Offences

Text of PPC Section 4

4. Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences.

The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by:

  1. any citizen of Pakistan or any person in the service of Pakistan in any place without and beyond Pakistan;
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  4. any person on any ship or aircraft registered in Pakistan wherever it may be.

Explanation: In this section the word "offence" includes every act committed outside Pakistan which, if committed in Pakistan, would be punishable under this Code.

Illustrations
(a) A, a Pakistan subject, commits a murder in Uganda. He can be tried and convicted of murder in any place in Pakistan in which he may be found.
(c) C, a foreigner who is in the service of Pakistan, commits a murder in London. He can be tried and convicted of murder at any place in Pakistan in which he may be found.
(d) D, a British subject living in Junagadh, instigates E to commit a murder in Lahore. D is guilty of abetting murder.

Explanation of PPC Section 4

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