https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300738 Territorial jurisdiction in criminal complaints is governed by the place of commission under Section 177 CrPC unless a clear exception under Section 178 applies. The Supreme Court held that Datia had no jurisdiction because the alleged acts of cruelty were stated to have occurred at Jabalpur, and no part of the offence was shown to have been committed at Datia. Mere later residence of the complainant with her father did not make the alleged cruelty a continuing offence for clause (c) of Section 178. The impugned order was set aside and the matter directed to the competent court at Jabalpur. en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Feb 2022 11:32:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300738 Territorial jurisdiction in criminal complaints is governed by the place of commission under Section 177 CrPC unless a clear exception under Section 178 applies. The Supreme Court held that Datia had no jurisdiction because the alleged acts of cruelty were stated to have occurred at Jabalpur, and no part of the offence was shown to have been committed at Datia. Mere later residence of the complainant with her father did not make the alleged cruelty a continuing offence for clause (c) of Section 178. The impugned order was set aside and the matter directed to the competent court at Jabalpur. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300738