https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47443 For a complaint under the Customs Act, territorial jurisdiction lies where the offence is completed. The offence was complete when the vehicle was intercepted at Bahraich and the contraband was discovered; later movement of the vehicle and accused to Delhi for search and seizure did not shift the place of commission. Section 177 CrPC required trial by the court within whose local jurisdiction the offence occurred, and Section 179 CrPC did not apply because no intended consequence ensued in Delhi. The complaint was therefore properly returned under Section 201 CrPC for want of jurisdiction. en-us Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:47:36 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47443 For a complaint under the Customs Act, territorial jurisdiction lies where the offence is completed. The offence was complete when the vehicle was intercepted at Bahraich and the contraband was discovered; later movement of the vehicle and accused to Delhi for search and seizure did not shift the place of commission. Section 177 CrPC required trial by the court within whose local jurisdiction the offence occurred, and Section 179 CrPC did not apply because no intended consequence ensued in Delhi. The complaint was therefore properly returned under Section 201 CrPC for want of jurisdiction. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=47443