Criminal Law - The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Section 177

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 139-186

Section 139

Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation, examination, and examination of an expert

Section 140

Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc

Section 141

Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience

Section 142

Injunction pending inquiry

Section 143

Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance

Section 144

Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger

Section 145

Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace

Section 146

Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver

Section 147

Dispute concerning right of use of land or water

Section 148

Local inquiry

Section 149

Police to prevent cognizable offences

Section 150

Information of design to commit cognizable offences

Section 151

Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences

Section 152

Prevention of injury to public property

Section 153

Inspection of weights and measures

Section 154

Information in cognizable cases.

Section 155

Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases

Section 156

Police officer's power to investigate cognizable cases

Section 157

Procedure for investigations

Section 158

Report how submitted

Section 159

Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry

Section 160

Police Officerâ€™s power to require attendance of witnesses

Section 161

Examination of witnesses by police

Section 162

Statements to police not to be signed: Use of statements in evidence

Section 163

No inducement to be offered

Section 164

Recording of confessions and statements

Section 165

Search by police officer

Section 166

When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search warrant

Section 166-A

Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India

Section 166-B

Letter of request from a country or place outside India to a court or an authority for investigation in India

Section 167

Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours

Section 168

Report of investigation by subordinate police officer

Section 169

Release of accused when evidence deficient

Section 170

Cases to be sent to Magistrate when evidence is sufficient

Section 171

Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not to be subject to restraint.

Section 172

Diary of proceeding in investigation

Section 173

Report of police officer on completion of investigation

Section 174

Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc.

Section 175

Power to summon persons

Section 176

Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death

Section 177

Ordinary place of inquiry and trial

Section 178

Place of inquiry or trial

Section 179

Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues

Section 180

Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence

Section 181

Place of trial in case of certain offences

Section 182

Offences committed by letters, etc.

Section 183

Offence committed on journey or voyage

Section 184

Place of trial for offences triable together.

Section 185

Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions

Section 186

High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place

Section 177- Ordinary place of inquiry and trial

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

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

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The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 177

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