Lawgist182Offences committed by letters, etc
(1) Any offence which includes cheating may, if the deception is practised by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person.
(2) Any offence punishable under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage 1 [, or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence].
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1.Ins. by Act 45 of 1978, s. 15 (w.e.f. 18.12.1978).
- 177 Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
- 178 Place of inquiry or trial
- 179 Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- 180 Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- 181 Place of trial in case of certain offences
- 182 Offences committed by letters, etc
- 183 Offence committed on journey or voyage
- 184 Place of trial for offences triable together
- 185 Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
- 186 High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- 187 Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
- 188 Offence committed outside India
- 189 Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India
