Code of Criminal Procedure — Section 178
Place of inquiry or trial. (a) When it is uncertain in which
178.Place of inquiry or trial. (a) When it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed, or
(b) where an offence is committed, partly in one local area and partly in another, or
(c) where an offence, is a continuing one, and continues to be committed in more local areas than one, or
(d) where it consists of several acts done in different local
areas,it may be inquired into or tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.
179.
Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues.
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Judgments citing Section 178
- Calcutta High Court 06 May 2026 — wbchca0196852022_1_2026-05-06
- Himachal Pradesh High Court 27 Apr 2026 — hphc010233432025_1_2026-04-27
- Gauhati High Court 23 Apr 2026 — gahc010259552024_1_2026-04-23
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 02 Apr 2026 — phhc010713822021_1_2026-04-02
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 02 Apr 2026 — phhc010713532021_1_2026-04-02
- Punjab & Haryana High Court 02 Apr 2026 — phhc010624962021_1_2026-04-02
- Karnataka High Court 24 Feb 2026 — kahc010513582016_1_2026-02-24
- Andhra Pradesh High Court 17 Feb 2026 — aphc010043262026_1_2026-02-17
- Delhi High Court 19 Dec 2025 — dlhc010343252023_1_2025-12-19
- Delhi High Court 16 Dec 2025 — dlhc011021672025_1_2025-12-16
- Telangana High Court 31 Oct 2025 — hbhc010117722021_1_2025-10-31
- Delhi High Court 08 Oct 2025 — dlhc010198282018_1_2025-10-08
- Bombay High Court 30 Sep 2025 — hcbm030397212024_1_2025-09-30
- Uttarakhand High Court 17 Jun 2025 — ukhc010153712018_1_2025-06-17
- Uttarakhand High Court 17 Jun 2025 — ukhc010041382019_1_2025-06-17
- Bombay High Court 07 May 2025 — hcbm030396522024_1_2025-05-07
- Delhi High Court 02 May 2025 — dlhc010403262023_1_2025-05-02
- Delhi High Court 26 Mar 2025 — dlhc011254142018_1_2025-03-26
- Karnataka High Court 22 Mar 2025 — kahc010386732024_1_2025-03-22
- Madras High Court 21 Feb 2025 — hcma010217292025_1_2025-02-21
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