Q. Give correct response. A, a Korean national commits murder of B, an English lady on an Indian Air Lines plane while on a journey from India to Japan. (Solved)
1. A can be tried either in Korea or in England because the murderer was a Korean and the victim was a national of England.
2. A can be prosecuted in India in any place where he is found because Section 4 of the I.P.C. provides this the provisions of the code apply to any offence committed by any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India.
3. A cannot be prosecuted in India because the offence has not been committed against an Indian citizen.
4. A can only be prosecuted in Korea because only that country of which an offender is a national has jurisdiction to prosecute.
- b. A can be prosecuted in India in any place where he is found because Section 4 of the I.P.C. provides this the provisions of the code apply to any offence committed by any person on any ship or aircraft registered in India.