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Under the general principle of Criminal Law, the jurisdiction to try a person for an offence depends…

The ordinary territorial rule is that an offence is inquired into and tried by the court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed. This is CrPC section 177. Other…

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Under the general principle of Criminal Law, the jurisdiction to try a person for an offence depends upon:

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The ordinary territorial rule is that an offence is inquired into and tried by the court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed. This is CrPC section 177. Other provisions create exceptions for particular offences, uncertain locations and specified extraterritorial conduct, but they do not displace the general rule asked here.

Current law: BNSS section 197 preserves this ordinary territorial rule. Proceedings pending at commencement are saved under BNSS section 531.

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