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A woman sold a minor girl to a prostitute in P city. Later the girl was taken to M city, where the…

The sale of the minor for prostitution under section 98 BNS (formerly section 372 IPC) was complete at P city, so under section 197 BNSS (formerly section 177 CrPC) the…

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A woman sold a minor girl to a prostitute in P city. Later the girl was taken to M city, where the offence was detected. Where can the woman be tried?

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The sale of the minor for prostitution under section 98 BNS (formerly section 372 IPC) was complete at P city, so under section 197 BNSS (formerly section 177 CrPC) the woman can be tried "In P city only as the offence was completed"; the later detection at M city, where no part of her offence was committed, gives no court there jurisdiction.

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