https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308466 Territorial jurisdiction for anticipatory bail in a corruption-linked misappropriation case depends on where the alleged offence was completed, not on the place of FIR registration or later investigative steps. For offences involving misappropriation or criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act, jurisdiction lies with the Special Judge in the area where public funds were entrusted and wrongfully diverted. On the stated facts, the fund allocation, diversion, and embezzlement occurred in Uttar Pradesh, so the competent forum was the Special Judge at Ghaziabad. The Delhi Special Judge was therefore treated as lacking territorial jurisdiction, and the rejection of anticipatory bail on that basis was sustained. en-us Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:03:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308466 Territorial jurisdiction for anticipatory bail in a corruption-linked misappropriation case depends on where the alleged offence was completed, not on the place of FIR registration or later investigative steps. For offences involving misappropriation or criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act, jurisdiction lies with the Special Judge in the area where public funds were entrusted and wrongfully diverted. On the stated facts, the fund allocation, diversion, and embezzlement occurred in Uttar Pradesh, so the competent forum was the Special Judge at Ghaziabad. The Delhi Special Judge was therefore treated as lacking territorial jurisdiction, and the rejection of anticipatory bail on that basis was sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308466