Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction. When a Magistrate of the first class sees reason to believe that any person within his local jurisdiction has committed outside such jurisdiction (whether within or outside India) an offence which cannot, under the provisions of sections 197 to 205 (both inclusive), or any other law for the time bei The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) When a Magistrate of the first class sees reason to believe that any person within his local jurisdiction has committed outside such jurisdiction (whether within or outside India) an offence which cannot, under the provisions of sections 197 to 205 (both inclusive), or any other law for the time being in force, be inquired into or tried within such jurisdiction but is under any law for the time being in force triable in India, such Magistrate may inquire into the offence as if it had been committed within such local jurisdiction and compel such person in the manner hereinbefore provided to appear before him, and send such person to the Magistrate having jurisdiction to inquire into or try such offence, or, if such offence is not punishable with death or imprisonment for life and such person is ready and willing to give bail to the satisfaction of the Magistrate acting under this section, take a bond or bail bond for his appearance before the Magistrate having such jurisdiction.
(2) When there are more Magistrates than one having such jurisdiction and the Magistrate acting under this section cannot satisfy himself as to the Magistrate to or before whom such person should be sent or bound to appear, the case shall be reported for the orders of the High Court.
Section 207, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 187 Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond localjurisdiction Text carried over almost unchanged 91%
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Kaushik Chaterjee vs State of Haryana
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 187, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The question of territorial jurisdiction in criminal proceedings is a question of fact that must be established through evidence and cannot be decided at the transfer petition stage. The trial court, not the Supreme Court, is the appropriate forum to decide jurisdictional issues after evidence is led on the place of commission of the offence and other relevant factors enumerated in Sections 177 to 184 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Therefore, transfer petitions seeking transfer on the ground of lack of territorial jurisdiction must be dismissed, leaving it open to the parties to raise and have the trial court decide the jurisdictional issue during the trial.
On this section: Deals with powers of Magistrate in case where a person within his local jurisdiction has committed an offence outside his jurisdiction.
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… [now Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (hereinafter "BNSS") has been filed on behalf of the petitioner against the order dated 9th March, 2023 passed by the learned Special Judge, Rouse Avenue District Court, Delhi in CC NO. 161/2019. 2. The petitioner had filed an application under Section 207 of the CrPC before the learned Special Judge, seeking the supply of two crucial documents relied upon by the CBI in the charge sheet, i.e., an email dated 25th June, 2014 sent by Mr. Pankaj Bansal of M/s Altius Finserve Pvt. Ltd., and the data of the …
Questions about Section 207
What have the courts held on Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Kaushik Chaterjee vs State of Haryana (30 Sep 2020) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 187, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Deals with powers of Magistrate in case where a person within his local jurisdiction has committed an offence outside his jurisdiction.
How do I find court cases under Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 207, section 207 BNSS, section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type 207 bnss in crpc and bns 207 ignou. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Kaushik Chaterjee vs State of Haryana (30 Sep 2020).
What should I read with Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 197 (Ordinary place of inquiry and trial), section 205 (Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward CrPC 187 (Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond localjurisdiction), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 207 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 207, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 359. Compounding of offences1355 words
- 187. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours1122 words
- 2. Definitions956 words
- 243. Trial for more than one offence930 words
- 35. When police may arrest without warrant881 words
- 480. When bail may be taken in case of non-bailable offence823 words
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