Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 774 · Decided 1 November 2006
Manish Ratan and ORS. v. State of M.P. and Ors
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 774 · [2006] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 226
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 210/2000
- Decided
- 1 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 177, 178; Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Code a/Criminal Procedure, 1973-Sections 177 and 178-Jurisdiction of court to take cognizance of offence, where no part of cause of action has C arisen-Held: Every offence should ordinarily be inquired into and tried by Court within whose jurisdiction it is committed-On facts, no criminal case local area-High Court holding that offence being a continuing one, Court where no part of cause of action arose has the jurisdiction, not correct-Offence cannot be a continuing one only because complainant was D /meed to leave her matrimonial home-Jn the interest a/justice matter pending
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