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BNSS Section 208: Offence committed outside India

Section 208 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with offence committed outside India. It replaces CrPC 188 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

Text of BNSS Section 208

208. 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.

Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India.

CrPC sections replaced

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