Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Section 177: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973Central Act · 1973
Repealed. This text is published for reference. It is not in force, and it should not be relied on as current law without checking what replaced it. Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Section | 177 |
| Marginal note | Ordinary place of inquiry and trial |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 36 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CRR/1768/2022 of ANCHAL SOOD Vs M/S. DIAMOND TIMBER INDUSTRIESCalcutta High Court · 2026-05-06
- CRM(M)/155/2024 of KULDEEP SINGH Vs KHAZIR MUHAMMAD BHATHigh Court of Jammu and Kashmir · 2025-12-12
- APPLN/1662/2021 of AJAY VASANT SOLUNKE AND OTHERS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2021-08-04
- VINAY KUMAR SHAILENDRA vs DELHI HIGH COURT LEGAL SER.COMMIT.Supreme Court of India · 2014-09-04
- APL/609/2013 of ANKUSH GAJNATH SARGAR AND ORS Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANRBombay High Court · 2013-09-03
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