Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 34, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 read with S.34 IPC - Territorial jurisdiction - Offence of cruelty is not a continuing offence - Offence is triable by Magistrate having territorial jurisdiction of area wherein cruelty is alleged to have been committed and not at the place wherein..........
Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC is not a continuing offence for determining the territorial jurisdiction of Court - No part of offence is alleged to have been committed at the place where wife came back to live with parents - Court at the place where parents of wife live has no jurisdiction -..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 500 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Complaint on allegation of defamation - Alleged incidents of defamation took place at two places - Held, court at any of two places has jurisdiction to try the complaint...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A -- Offence u/s 498-A IPC - Jurisdiction - Wife left matrimonial house on account of ill treatment by her husband and started living with parents - No ill treatment where parents reside - Court at place where parents reside has no jurisdiction - Proceedings transferred to Court at place of..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178 -- Jurisdiction - Offence of harassment and dowry demand - Court at the place where alleged demand of dowry is made has jurisdiction to try the case...........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 482, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406 -- Offence u/ss 498-A, 406 IPC - Jurisdiction - Occurrence took place at matrimonial home in State of Andhra Pradesh - Offence of harassment and dowry demand not a continuous offence - Averments in complaint not showing that cause of action arose within the jurisdiction of..........
Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, Section 138, 143, Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 178, 482 -- Dishonour of cheque - Lack of territorial jurisdiction - Cheque in question was drawn on a bank situated at R.N.Mukherjee Road, Kolkata and cheque was dishonoured by said bank - Demand notice was served upon complainant at his address at Kolkata - Held, Court at..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, 179, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, Section 3, 4 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Prima-facie allegations made in complaint and material collected during investigation revealed that a part of cause of action arose in Bangalore - Held, court at Bangalore has territorial jurisdiction to entertain..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177, Indian Penal Code, 1860, Section 498A, 406, 384, 323, 506, 34 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Offence u/ss 498-A, 406, 384, 323, 506/34 IPC - Marriage took place at place `D' and thereafter wife began to reside with husband at place `H' - Torture for dowry - Alleged offence cannot be said to have been committed wholly or partly..........
Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 177 -- Territorial jurisdiction - Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed...........
