Section 198 Earlier CrPC 178
Place of inquiry or trial
Chapter 14: Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials
(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.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 197Ordinary place of inquiry and trialCrPC 177
- 199Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensuesCrPC 179
- 200Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offenceCrPC 180
- 201Place of trial in case of certain offencesCrPC 181
- 202Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etcCrPC 182
- 203Offence committed on journey or voyageCrPC 183