Section 4. Whoever, committing an offence within the Kingdom, shall be punished according to law.
The offence committed in any Thai vessel or airplane irrespective of any place of Thai vessel or airplane shall be deemed as being committed within the Kingdom.

Section 5. Whenever any offence is even partially committed within the Kingdom, or the consequence of the commission of which, as intended by the offender, occurs within the Kingdom, or by the nature of the commission of which, the consequence resulting therefrom should occur within the Kingdom, or it could be foreseen that the consequence would occur within the Kingdom, it shall be deemed that such offence is committed within the Kingdom.

In case of preparation or attempt to commit any act provided by the law to be an offence, even though it is done outside the Kingdom, if the consequence of the doing of such act, when carried through to the stage of accomplishment of the offence, will occur within the Kingdom, it shall be deemed that the preparation or attempt to commit such offence is done within the Kingdom.

Section 6. Any offence has been committed within the Kingdom, or has been deemed by this Code as being committed within the Kingdom, even though the act of a co-principal, a supporter or an instigator in the offence has been committed outside the Kingdom it shall be deemed that the principal, supporter or instigator has committed the offence within the Kingdom.

Section 7. Whoever to commit the following offences outside the Kingdom shall be punished in the Kingdom, namely:
(1) Offences relating to the Security of the Kingdom as provided in Sections 107 to 129;
(1/1) The offence in respect of terrorization as prescribed by Section 13511, Section 13512, Section 135/3 and Section 135/4.
(2) Offences Relating to Counterfeiting and Alteration as provided in Sections 240 to 249, Section 254, Section 256, Section 257 and Section 266 (3) and (4);
(2 bis) Offences Relating to Sexuality as provided in Section 282 and Section 283;
(3) Offence Relating to Robbery as provided in Section 339, and Offence Relating to Gang-Robbery as provided in Section 340, which is committed on the high seas.
Section 7 (1/1) amended by the Act Amending the Criminal Code, 8.E.2546, Section 3.
Section 7 (2 bis) added by Section 3 of the Criminal Code Amendment Act (No. 14), B.E. 2540.
Section 8. Whoever commits an offence outside the Kingdom shall be punished in the Kingdom, provided that: and, provided further that the offence committed be any of the following namely:
(a) The offender be a Thai person, and there be a request for punishment by the Government of the country where the offence has occurred or by the injured person; or
(b) The offender be an alien, and the Thai Government or a Thai person be the injured person, and there be a request for punishment by the injured person;
If such offence to be the offence specified as following shall be punished within the Kingdom namely:
(1) Offences Relating to Cause Public Dangers as provided in Section 217, Section 218, Section 221 to 223 excepting the case relating to the first paragraph of Section 220, and Section 224, Section 226, Section 228 to 232, Section 237, and Section 233 to 236 only when it is the case to be punished according to Section 238;
(2) Offences Relating to Documents as provided in Section 264, Section 265, Section 266 (1) and (2), Section 268 excepting the case relating to Section 267 and Section 269;
(211) Offence Relating to the Electronic Card according to be prescribed by Section 269/1 to Section 269/7.

Section 8 (2/1) added by Section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment Act (No. 17), B.E. 2547.
(3) Offences Relating to Sexuality as provided in Section 276, Section 280 and Section 285 only for the case relating to Section 276;
(4) Offences Against Life as provided in Sections 288 to 290;
(5) Offences Against Body as provided in Sections 295 to 298;
(6) Offences of Abandonment of Children, Sick or Aged Persons as provided in Sections 306 to 308;
(7) Offences Against Liberty as provided in Section 309, Section 310, Sections 312 to 315, and Sections 317 to 320;
(8) Offences of Theft and Snatching as provided in Sections 334 to 336;
(9) Offences of Extortion, Blackmail, Robbery and Gang-Robbery as provided in Sections 337 to 340;
(10) Offences of Cheating and Fraud as provided in Sections 341 to 344, Section 346 and Section 347;
(11) Offences of Criminal Misappropriation as provided in Sections 352 to 354;
(12) Offences of Receiving Stolen Property as provided in Section 357;
(13) Offences of Mischief as provided in Sections 358 to 360.

Section 9. Thai Government official commits the offence as prescribed from Section 147 to Section 166 and from Section 200 to Section 205 outside the Kingdom shall be punished in the Kingdom.

Section 10. Whoever to do an act outside the Kingdom, which is an offence according to various Sections as specified in Section 7 (2) and (3), Section 8 and Section 9 shall not be punished again in the Kingdom for the doing of such act, if:
(1) There be a final judgment of a foreign. Court acquitting such person; or
(2) There be a judgment of a foreign Court convicting such person, and such person has already passed over the punishment.
If the sentenced person has suffered the punishment for the doing of such act according to the judgment of the foreign Court, but such person has not yet passed over the punishment, the Court may inflict less punishment to any extent than that provided by the law for such offence, or may not inflict any punishment at all, by having regard to the punishment already suffered by such person.

Section 11. Whoever commits an offence within the Kingdom, or commits an offence deemed by this Code as being committed within the Kingdom, and, if such person has suffered the punishment in whole or in part for such act according to the judgment of the foreign Court, the Court may inflict less punishment to any extent than that provided by the law for such offence, or may not inflict any punishment at all, by having regard to the punishment already suffered by such person.

In case of a person, committing an offence within the Kingdom, or committing an offence deemed by this Code as being committed within the Kingdom, has been prosecuted in the foreign Court at the request of the Thai Government, such person shall not be punished again in the Kingdom for such offence, if:
(1) There be a final judgment of the foreign Court acquitting such person; or
(2) There be a judgment of the foreign Court convicting such person, and such person has already passed over the punishment.

link to the full text of the Criminal Code: Thailand-Criminal Code-1956-eng

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