https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306947 Territorial jurisdiction for quashing an FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure depends on the situs of the authority that registered the case, not on the civil law concept of cause of action. The distinction between writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and inherent criminal jurisdiction was emphasised: cause of action may matter for writ petitions, but it does not govern criminal procedure. Place of inquiry and trial is determined by where the offence was committed, subject to Sections 177 and 178 of the Code. The petition was therefore not maintainable before the Madras High Court because the FIR had been registered outside its territorial jurisdiction. en-us Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:00:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306947 Territorial jurisdiction for quashing an FIR under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure depends on the situs of the authority that registered the case, not on the civil law concept of cause of action. The distinction between writ jurisdiction under Article 226 and inherent criminal jurisdiction was emphasised: cause of action may matter for writ petitions, but it does not govern criminal procedure. Place of inquiry and trial is determined by where the offence was committed, subject to Sections 177 and 178 of the Code. The petition was therefore not maintainable before the Madras High Court because the FIR had been registered outside its territorial jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 13 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=306947