Section 197 Earlier CrPC 177
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Chapter 14: Jurisdiction of the criminal courts in inquiries and trials
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 198Place of inquiry or trialCrPC 178
- 199Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensuesCrPC 179
- 200Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offenceCrPC 180
- 201Place of trial in case of certain offencesCrPC 181
- 202Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etcCrPC 182
- 203Offence committed on journey or voyageCrPC 183