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CrPC Section 177
"177. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial. Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed."
Consistently held that a criminal case ought to be inquired and tried ordinarily where the cause of action has accrued.
Consistently held that a criminal case ought to be inquired and tried ordinarily where the cause of action has accrued.
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 - Section 117 – In a criminal case, the place of inquiry and trial has to be by the Court within whose local jurisdiction, the crime was allegedly committed as provided by Section 177 of Cr.P.C
(Ramesh v. State of T.N., (2005) 3 SCC 507, Manish Ratan v. State of M.P (2007) 1 SCC 262, Bhura Ram v. State of Rajasthan, (2008) 11 SCC 103, Rajiv Modi v. Sanjay Jain, (2009) 13 SCC 241, Sunita Kumari Kashyap v. State of Bihar, (2011) 11 SCC 301, Amarendu Jyoti vs. State of Chattisgarh (2014) 12 SCC 362, Babita Lila and Ors. vs. Union of India (UOI) (2016) 9 SCC 647, Rupali Devi vs. State of Uttar Pradesh and Ors. (2019) 5 SCC 384, Rhea Chakraborty vs. State of Bihar and Ors. 2020 SCC OnLine SC 654)
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