(1) If there is a legal provision for proceedings in the courts of Nepal in relation to offenses committed outside Nepal, regardless of anything written elsewhere in this Code, the investigation of such offenses in the following manner shall be deemed to have been conducted in accordance with this Code:-
(a) If there is a treaty with any country so that the investigation of criminal offenses that can be prosecuted in the courts of Nepal can be conducted by authorized investigative officers of other countries, the investigation is conducted in accordance with the provisions of such treaty,
(b) If there is no treaty as per Clause (a), the investigation conducted by the investigation officer appointed by the Government of Nepal with the assistance of the competent authority of such country after obtaining the permission of the country where the offense occurred through diplomatic channels,
(c) If it is not possible to conduct an investigation according to Clause (a) or (b), an investigation conducted by an authorized investigation officer of the country in which the offense occurred,
(d) In the event that it is not possible according to clause (c), the investigation conducted by the authorized investigation officer in the locality where the accused is found or in case the accused is not found, the locality where he has permanent residence.
(2) If the report of the investigation made according to sub-section (1) or the documents related to it are in any other language than Nepali language, then such documents must be translated authentically into Nepali language and submitted to the court.
(3) If it appears from the investigation as per sub-section (1) that a case should be filed against any person, the relevant public prosecutor shall prepare a charge sheet in accordance with this paragraph and file the case in the court.