(1)

When any person having been convicted-

(a) by a court in India of an offence punishable under this Act or punishable under section 363, section 365, section 366, section 366A, section 366B, section 367, section 368, section 370, section 371, section 372 or section 373 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), with imprisonment for a term of two years or upwards; or

(b) by a court or tribunal in any other country of an offence which would, if committed in India, have been punishable under this Act or under any of the aforesaid sections with imprisonment for a like term,

(2)

If such conviction is set aside on appeal or otherwise, such order shall become void.

(3)

An order under this section may also be made by an Appellate Court or by the High Court when exercising its powers of revision.

(4)

Any person charged with a breach of any rule referred to in sub-section (1) may be tried by a magistrate of competent jurisdiction in the district in which the place last notified as his residence is situated.