ANIL KUMAR MISHRA Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) -Heard Sri D. S. Misra, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri Udai Chandani, learned counsel for the opposite party No. 2 and the learned A.G.A.

(2.) THIS application has been filed for quashing the charge-sheet dated 20.1.2007 arising out of Case Crime No. 239 of 2006 pending in the Court of C.J.M., Varanasi as Case No. 1825 of 2007, State v. Anil Kumar Mishra and others, under Sections 498A, 323, 504 and 506, I.P.C. and 3/4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, Police Station Sigra, district Varanasi.

(3.) AS clearly the incident dated 25.6.2006 took place in the informant's house, the contention of lack of territorial jurisdiction has no legs to stand. Under Section 178 of Cr. P.C. it is clearly provided that when it is uncertain in which of several local areas an offence was committed, or where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another, or where an offence is a continuing one, and continues to be committed in more local areas than one, or where it consists of several acts done in different local areas, it may be inquired into or tried by a Court having jurisdiction over any of such local areas.