When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.
Section 183: Offence committed on journey or voyage
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Repealed.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 Repealed by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with effect from 1 July 2024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 | 183 |
| Marginal note | Offence committed on journey or voyage |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | Repealed |
| Judgments citing it | 12 |
Judgments that turned on this provision
- CR. MISC./88450/2025 of Manish Kumar Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2026-01-15
- CR. MISC./76780/2025 of Md. Sahsad Alam @ Md. Sahjad Alam Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-27
- CR. MISC./57258/2025 of Anil Yadav Vs The State of BiharPatna High Court · 2025-11-12
- APEAL/543/2025 of SWATI BHAUSAHEB KSHIRSAGAR AND ANOTHER Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-09-03
- APEAL/208/2025 of RUSHIKESH SHANKAR WARPE Vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHERBombay High Court · 2025-08-07
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