Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XIV · Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
Section 125
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offence
“offence” means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force;
If—
when it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed;
where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another;
where an offence is a continuing one and continues to be committed in more local areas than one; or
where it consists of several acts done in different local areas,
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it may be inquired into and tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.
Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;