198. (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.
CrPC Section 178 in BNSS: Section 198
Place of inquiry or trial
Section 178 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Place of inquiry or trial) corresponds to Section 198 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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