Chapter XIII
Section 180 CrPC: Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence
New Law Update (2024)
Section 202 BNSS
TRIAL COURT
Punishment
Procedural / Administrative
Cognizable?
Bailable?
Compoundable?
Bare Act Text
When an act is an offence by reason of its relation to any other act which is also an offence or which would be an offence if the doer were capable of committing an offence, the first-mentioned offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction either act was done.
Important Sub-Sections Explained
Landmark Judgements
Purushottam Das v. State of U.P. (1974):
The Supreme Court affirmed that under the equivalent provision of the old CrPC, when an offence is committed by reason of its relation to another act, the court within whose local jurisdiction either the primary offence or the related act was done has the power to inquire into or try the first-mentioned offence.
State of Rajasthan v. Daulat Ram (1980):
The Supreme Court clarified that sections like 179, 180, 181, 182, and 183 of the CrPC are exceptions to the general rule of Section 177, which mandates trial by the court having local jurisdiction over the place where the offence was committed. This case reinforced the principle that where an offence is linked to another act, jurisdiction can lie with the court of either place.