Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 197
Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
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BNSS Section 197 deals with ordinary place of inquiry and trial and replaces CrPC 177.
Bare act text — BNSS 197
197. Ordinary place of inquiry and trial.
Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 197 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 197 (Ordinary place of inquiry and trial) replaces Section 177 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 177 is now BNSS 197.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 192 — Diary of proceedings in investigation
- BNSS 193 — Report of police officer on completion of investigation
- BNSS 194 — Police to enquire and report on suicide, etc
- BNSS 195 — Power to summon persons
- BNSS 196 — Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death
- BNSS 198 — Place of inquiry or trial
- BNSS 199 — Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
- BNSS 200 — Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
- BNSS 201 — Place of trial in case of certain offences
- BNSS 202 — Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc