3. Hijacking. (1) Whoever on
board an aircraft in flight, unlawfully, by force or threat of force or by any other form of intimidation, seizes or
exercises control of that aircraft, commits the offence of hijacking of such aircraft. (2) Whoever attempts to
commit any of the acts referred to in sub-section (1) in relation to any aircraft, or abets the commission of any
such act, shall also be deemed to have committed the offence of hijacking of such aircraft. (3) For the purposes
of this section, an aircraft shall be deemed to be in flight at any time from the moment when all its external
doors are closed following embarkation until the moment when any such door is opened for disembarkation,
and in the case of a forced landing, the flight shall be deemed to continue until the competent authorities of the
country in which such forced landing takes place take over the responsibility for the aircraft and for persons
and property on board.
4. Punishment for hijacking. 4. Punishment for hijacking. Whoever commits the
offence of hijacking shall be punished with imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine.
5. Punishment for acts of violence connected with hijacking. 5. Punishment for acts of violence connected with
hijacking. Whoever, being a person committing the offence of hijacking of an aircraft, commits, in connection
with such offence, any act of violence against any passenger or member of the crew of such aircraft, shall be
punished with the same punishment with which he would have been punishable under any law for the time
being in force in India if such act had been committed in India.
6. Jurisdiction. 6. Jurisdiction. (1) Subject to
the provisions of sub-section (2), where an offence under section 4 or section 5 is committed outside India, the
person committing such offence may be dealt with in respect thereof as if such offence had been committed at
any place within India at which he may be found. (2) No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable
under section 4 or section 5 which is committed outside India unless-- (a) such offence is committed on board
an aircraft registered in India; (b) such offence is committed on board an aircraft which is for the time being
leased without crew to a lessee who has his principal place of business or where he has no such place of
business, his permanent residence in India; or (c) the alleged offender is a citizen of India or is on board the
aircraft in relation to which such offence is committed when it lands in India or is found in India.