Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, Section 13(1)(c), 13(1)(d), Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182 -- Jurisdiction - Place of trial has to be on basis of commission offence where defalcation has been made and not on basis of place of conspiracy...........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 482 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Quashing of FIR - Offence u/s 498-A IPC and Ss.3, 4 of D.P. Act - Offence committed at place `I' - Proceedings pending in Court at place `J' quashed on ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Jurisdiction - Ordinarily offence is to be inquired or tried by Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Jurisdiction - Cruelty - Due to mental cruelty wife living in a different city - Not a continuing offence - Court at the place where wife is living has jurisdiction only when there is specific case of physical or mental torture at the place where she is living...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Depends upon nature of accusation made in FIR/complaint for deciding as to whether a particular Court has territorial jurisdiction...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 156(3), 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184 -- Application u/s 156(3) Cr.P.C. - Jurisdiction - Magistrate cannot pass directions u/ss 155 and 156(3) Cr.P.C. to an officer i, charge of a police station beyond the territorial jurisdiction of area which has power to inquire into or try under the provisions of Chapter XIII of Cr.P.C...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 179, Constitution of India, 1950, Article 226, 21 -- Mercy petition - Scope of judicial review in rejection of mercy petition is limited as it extends only to material upon which decision is based - Documents and records pertaining to same are in Delhi and decision for rejection of mercy petition by President so taken is in..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Territorial jurisdiction - There is no absolute prohibition that offence committed beyond the local territorial jurisdiction cannot be investigated, inquired or tried - However, after investigation is over, if officer arrives at the conclusion that cause of action for lodging FIR has not arisen within his territorial..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 304B, 498A, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Offence u/ss 304-B, 498-A, 34 IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Suicide was committed at place `A' - Police at place `A' closed the case after inquiry u/s 174 Cr.P.C., as none of family members of deceased raised any suspicion over death of deceased - There is no evidence of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 168(b), 177, 178, 181(2) -- Territorial jurisdiction - Brother of complainant was taken away by accused from Patiala to Madhya Pradesh (MP) in consequence of criminal conspiracy hatched inter-se between them - Courts at Patiala is bestowed with such jurisdiction to investigate, try and decide case - Ploy set up by State to evade..........
