197. Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
BNSS Section 197: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with ordinary place of inquiry and trial. It replaces CrPC 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 197
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 177: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
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