CrPC: Chapter 13: Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

1. Section 177. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
2. Section 178. Place of inquiry or trial
3. Section 179. Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
4. Section 180. Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence
5. Section 181. Place of trial in case of certain offences
6. Section 182. Offences committed by letters, etc
7. Section 183. Offence committed on journey or voyage
8. Section 184. Place of trial for offences triable together
9. Section 185. Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
10. Section 186. High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
11. Section 187. Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
12. Section 188. Offence committed outside India
13. Section 189. Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India

Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: historical CrPC reference — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-06-30.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately. Section 135 was restored and individually checked against the linked government PDF (pages 75–76) on 2026-10-02; this is not a verification of the whole collection. Schedules and forms are not consolidated here. Historical code retained for reference; read the repeal/savings provisions in the successor code.