Section 197

Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

  • Act 46 of 2023
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

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Chapter XIV: Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials Sections 197 to 209

    Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.

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