Court Z, to follow his ordinary pursuits. The offence of causing grievous hurt to A may be inquired into
or tried by X, Y or Z.
(c) A is put in fear of injury within the local limits of the jurisdiction of Court X, and is thereby induced,
within the local limits of the jurisdiction of Court Y, to deliver property to the person who put him in fear.
The offence of extortion committed on A may be inquired into or tried either by X or Y.
(d) A is wounded in the 1[State of Junagadh], and dies of his wounds in 2[Karachi]. The offence of
causing A's death may be inquired into and tried in 2[Karachi].
180. Place of trial where act is offence by reason of relation to other offence. When an act is an
offence by reason of its relation to any other act which is also an offence or which would be an offence if
the doer were capable of committing an offence, a charge of the firstmentioned offence may be inquired
into or tried by a Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction either act was done.
Illustrations
(a) A charge of abetment may be inquired into or tried either by the Court within the local limits of
whose jurisdiction the abetment was committed, or by the Court within the local limits of whose
jurisdiction the offence abetted was committed.
(b) A charge of receiving or retaining stolen goods may be inquired into or tried either by the Court
within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the goods were stolen, or by any Court within the
local limits of whose jurisdiction any of them were at any time dishonestly received or retained.
(c) A charge of wrongfully concealing a person known to have been Kidnapped may be inquire into
or tried by the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the wrongful concealing, or by
the Court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the kidnapping, took place.
181. Being a thug or belonging to a gang of dacoits, escape from custody, etc.__ (1) The offence of
being a thug, of being a thug and committing murder, of dacoity, of dacoity with murder, of having belonged
to a gang of dacoits, or of having escaped from custody, may be inquired into or tried by a Court within the
local limits of whose jurisdiction the person charged is.
(2) Criminal misappropriation and criminal breach of trust. The offence of criminal
misappropriation or of criminal breach of trust may be inquired into or tried by a Court within the local
limits of whose jurisdiction any part of the property which is the subject of the offence was received or
retained by the accused person, or the offence was committed.
1 Subs. by the Central Laws (Statute Reform) Ordinance, 1960 (21 of 1960), s.3 and 2nd Sch., for “Native State of Baroda” (with effect from the 14th October, 1955).
2 Subs. ibid., for “Poona” (with effect from the 14th October, 1955).
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