https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274912 Territorial jurisdiction in a criminal complaint depends on where the cause of action or part of the offence arose, and a complainant's later residence in another State does not by itself confer jurisdiction. Because the matrimonial home and the alleged acts of cruelty were situated in Punjab, and no part of the offence was committed in Rajasthan, the Magistrate at Sri Ganganagar had no territorial jurisdiction to proceed. The fact that the offence under Section 498A IPC may be continuing did not alter that position where the factual foundation of the complaint lay entirely outside Rajasthan. The proceedings were rightly quashed. en-us Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 15:59:22 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274912 Territorial jurisdiction in a criminal complaint depends on where the cause of action or part of the offence arose, and a complainant's later residence in another State does not by itself confer jurisdiction. Because the matrimonial home and the alleged acts of cruelty were situated in Punjab, and no part of the offence was committed in Rajasthan, the Magistrate at Sri Ganganagar had no territorial jurisdiction to proceed. The fact that the offence under Section 498A IPC may be continuing did not alter that position where the factual foundation of the complaint lay entirely outside Rajasthan. The proceedings were rightly quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274912