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A national of Pakistan fires from the other side of the border and a person within the Indian border is…

Since the fatal injury and death occurred within Indian territory, the offence is completed in India and Indian courts have territorial jurisdiction to try the accused,…

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A national of Pakistan fires from the other side of the border and a person within the Indian border is killed. The relatives, friends and other Indians rush and drag the Pakistani to the border Indian Police Station. Can the Indian courts try the accused for murder?

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Since the fatal injury and death occurred within Indian territory, the offence is completed in India and Indian courts have territorial jurisdiction to try the accused, regardless of his foreign nationality.

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