# The Code of Criminal Procedure Act, Section 177: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial

- Act: The Code of Criminal Procedure Act (Act 2 of 1974)
- Source URL: https://indiacode.ecourtsindia.com/code-criminal-procedure-act/section/177/

## Text

Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.

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