CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
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2. Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, which he shall be guilty within the Union of Burma.
3. Any person liable, by any law in force in the Union of Burma, to be tried for an offence committed beyond the limits of the Union of Burma shall be death with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond the Union of Burma in the same manner as if such act had been committed within the Union of Burma.
4. The provisions of this Code apply also to any offence committed by (any citizen of the Union wherever he may be).{{2}}
Explanation- In this section the word “offence” includes every act committed outside the Union of Burma which, if committed in the Union of Burma, would be punishable under this Code
5. Nothing in this Code is intended to affect any Act for punishing officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the, service of (the Government) or any special or
local law.
[[1]] Substituted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948[[1]]
[[2]] Substituted by the Union of Burma (Adaptation of Laws) Order, 1948[[2]]
link to the complete text of the Penal Code: Myanmar-Penal Code-1861-eng