Section 178

Place of inquiry or trial.

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

  • Act 2 of 1974
  • 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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    (a) When it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed, or
    (b) where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another, or
    (c) where an offence is a continuing one, and continues to be committed in more local areas than one, or
    (d) where it consists of several acts done in different local areas,
it may be inquired into or tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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