Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 188 is now BNSS 208.
Offence committed outside India · The NCRB table marks it as changed. Compare the wording below.
Modified
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XIII
s. 188
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:
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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 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.
Text from India Code