Section 32 of The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025: Place of trial and jurisdiction of court.
The Coastal Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to regulation of coastal shipping, promote coasting trade and encourage domestic participation therein, to ensure that India is equipped with a coastal fleet, owned and operated by the citizens of India for its national security and commercial needs, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Any person who commits an offence under this Act or any rules made thereunder, may be tried for such offence in any place in which such person may be found, or in any court which the Central Government may, by notification, direct in this behalf, or in any court in which such person might be tried under any other law for time being in force in India.