https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308429 Territorial jurisdiction for anticipatory bail under Section 497-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held to be confined to a court competent within the State's territorial limits. Reading Section 497-A with the scheme of the Code, including the provisions on the jurisdiction of the High Court, Court of Session and Magistrates, the court concluded that "a Court" means one having power to try the accused or commit the case for trial. An order of the High Court could not operate beyond Jammu and Kashmir to bind courts or police stations outside its territory, and the accused's residence did not create jurisdiction. The petition was dismissed. en-us Fri, 12 Nov 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:17:33 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308429 Territorial jurisdiction for anticipatory bail under Section 497-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure was held to be confined to a court competent within the State's territorial limits. Reading Section 497-A with the scheme of the Code, including the provisions on the jurisdiction of the High Court, Court of Session and Magistrates, the court concluded that "a Court" means one having power to try the accused or commit the case for trial. An order of the High Court could not operate beyond Jammu and Kashmir to bind courts or police stations outside its territory, and the accused's residence did not create jurisdiction. The petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 12 Nov 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308429