Section 2
Punishment of offences committed within India.
About this Act
It is expedient to provide a general Penal Code forindia;
Every person shall be liable to punishment
under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which
he shall be guilty within 1
[India]2
****.
Notes
1. The original words "the said territories" have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O 1950 and
Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., to read as above.
2. The words and figures "on or after the said first day of May, 1861" rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Sch.
2. The words and figures "on or after the said first day of May, 1861" rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Sch.