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Objection on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction of the criminal court can be taken

An objection to a criminal court's territorial jurisdiction should ordinarily be raised before or at the commencement of trial, but the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does…

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Objection on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction of the criminal court can be taken

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An objection to a criminal court's territorial jurisdiction should ordinarily be raised before or at the commencement of trial, but the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 does not bar raising it later in the trial or for the first time in appeal; section 462 only provides that a finding, sentence or order is not set aside merely because the trial took place in the wrong local area, unless this has caused a failure of justice. Since the objection can be taken at each of the listed stages, "All of the given options are correct".

Current law: the corresponding provision is section 508 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

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