Section 68 - Jurisdiction in certain cases of murder

Where harm is unlawfully caused to a person within the jurisdiction of the Court, but the death as a result of the harm, occurs beyond the jurisdiction of the Court, the person who caused or abetted the causing of the harm may be tried and punished under this Act for murder or manslaughter as if the death had occurred within the jurisdiction.

Illustration

A wounds B in Accra. B sails from Accra, and dies of the wounds in Lagos, A is punishable in Accra for the murder or manslaughter.