197. Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Place of inquiry or trial.
CrPC Section 177 in BNSS: Section 197
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Section 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Ordinary place of inquiry and trial) corresponds to Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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