CHAPTER XIV JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Where—
(a) the offences committed by any person are such that he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, each such offence by virtue of the provisions of section 242, section 243 or section 244; or
(b) the offence or offences committed by several persons are such that they may be charged with and tried together by virtue of the provisions of section 246, the offences may be inquired into or tried by any Court competent to inquire into or try any of the offences.
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
2 questions in 12 of our papers cite Section 204. Try these from the free papers:
1. 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