CrPC Section 178: Place of inquiry or trial
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · 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Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
178. Place of inquiry or trial.- (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.
Bare act text for reference, current to 30 June 2024. It is not legal advice; check the official gazette for authoritative text.
Other sections in this chapter
- 177. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- 179. Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- 180. Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence
- 181. Place of trial in case of certain offences
- 182. Offences committed by letters, etc
- 183. Offence committed on journey or voyage
- 184. Place of trial for offences triable together
- 185. Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- 186. High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- 187. Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- 188. Offence committed outside India
- 189. Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India