(1) Any offence which includes cheating may, if the deception is practiced by means of letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person.
(2) Any offence punishable under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage 1 [, or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence].
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1.Ins. by Act 45 of 1978, s. 15 (w.e.f. 18.12.1978).
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
181 CrPC Place of trial in case of certain offences
182 CrPC Offences committed by letters, etc
183 CrPC Offence committed on journey or voyage
184 CrPC Place of trial for offences triable together
185 CrPC Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
186 CrPC High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
187 CrPC Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
188 CrPC Offence committed outside India
189 CrPC Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India