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CHAPTER XIV JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Section 201: Place of trial in case of certain offences

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

(1) Any offence of dacoity, or of dacoity with murder, of belonging to a gang of dacoits, or of escaping from custody, may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the accused person is found.

(2) Any offence of kidnapping or abduction of a person may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the person was kidnapped or abducted or was conveyed or concealed or detained.

(3) Any offence of theft, extortion or robbery may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the stolen property which isthe subject of the offence was possessed by any person committing it or by any person who received or retained such property knowing or having reason to believe it to be stolen property.

(4) Any offence of criminal misappropriation or of criminal breach of trust may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or any part of the property which is the subject of the offence was received or retained, or was required to be returned or accounted for, by the accused person.

(5) Any offence which includes the possession of stolen property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the stolen property was possessed by any person who received or retained it knowing or having reason to believe it to be stolen property.

Corresponding CrPC provision

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

Questions on this section

2 questions in 14 of our papers cite Section 201. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Under Section 201(1) of the BNSS, which one of the following offences may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the accused person is found?

  2. 2. A Magistrate of the first class in district P has reason to believe that X, who is within his local jurisdiction, committed in district Q an offence punishable with imprisonment for seven years, which cannot be inquired into or tried in district P under Sections 197 to 205 of the BNSS. X is ready and willing to give bail to the Magistrate's satisfaction. Under Section 207, the Magistrate

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