The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, which has come into force on the 21^st of April 2018, extends to:

The correct answer is Whole of India.

Key Points

• The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 was introduced as a means to deter economic offenders from evading the Indian legal system and fleeing the country.
• The Act allows for the attachment and confiscation of the properties of an individual who is declared a fugitive economic offender.
• The Act also establishes a special court to deal with such cases.
• The Act applies to any individual who has committed an offence involving an amount of Rs 100 crore or more and has fled the country to avoid prosecution.
• The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018, which has come into force on the 21st of April 2018, extends to whole of India.

Additional Information

• The Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 is an important tool in combating economic offences and ensuring that offenders are held accountable for their actions.
• On March 12, 2018, the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act's bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha, and on July 25, 2018, it was passed.
• The Act also allows for the provisional attachment of all of the offender's assets and their ultimate confiscation upon the Special Court's designation of the offender as a fugitive economic offender.