https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47387 A complaint filed before a Magistrate lacking territorial jurisdiction must be returned to the proper court under Section 201 CrPC for presentation before the competent forum. The jurisdictional defect does not affect the merits of the accusation and does not, by itself, amount to discharge or acquittal. An order treating the matter as finally disposed of on that basis cannot stand, because the prosecution remains open to be tried by the court having jurisdiction. en-us Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:16:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47387 A complaint filed before a Magistrate lacking territorial jurisdiction must be returned to the proper court under Section 201 CrPC for presentation before the competent forum. The jurisdictional defect does not affect the merits of the accusation and does not, by itself, amount to discharge or acquittal. An order treating the matter as finally disposed of on that basis cannot stand, because the prosecution remains open to be tried by the court having jurisdiction. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47387