Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter XIII: Jurisdiction of the Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials

Section 177: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.

Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 177

• Visakhapatnam v. Eluri Srinivasa Chakravarthi and Others
  2025 INSC 75822 May 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Whether the two letters could have been looked at or relied upon by the Special Court for exercising its jurisdiction u/s.239, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

• M/s Shri Sendhur Agro & Oil Industries v. Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd.
  2025 INSC 3286 March 2025Disposed of

  Issue arose whether a complaint filed u/s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, can be ordered to be transferred from one court to the other having territorial jurisdiction to try the offence in exercise of powers…

• Priya Indoria v. State of Karnataka and Ors.
  2023 INSC 100820 November 2023Disposed of

  Whether the power of the High Court or the Court of Session to grant anticipatory bail u/s 438 CrPC could be exercised with respect to an FIR registered outside the territorial jurisdict ion of the said Court; and…

• Rana Ayyub v. Directorate of Enforcement
  2023 INSC 1017 February 2023Dismissed
• Ms. P Xxx v. State of Uttarakhand & Anr
  2022 INSC 64816 June 2022Dismissed
• Swaati Nirkhi & Ors. v. State (Nct of Delhi) & Ors.
  2021 INSC 1719 March 2021Dismissed
• Union of India v. Ashok Kumar Sharma and Others
  2020 INSC 51728 August 2020Disposed of
• Rana Nahid @ Reshma @ Sana & Anr. v. Sahidul Haq Chisti
  2020 INSC 43218 June 2020Disposed of
• Rupali Devi v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2019 INSC 4869 April 2019Disposed of
• M/S Bridgestone Indiapvt. Ltd v. Inderpal Singh
  2015 INSC 86124 November 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Suku v. Jagdish & Anr.
  2014 INSC 5984 September 2014Dismissed
• Dashrath Rupsingh Rathod v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
  2014 INSC 5141 August 2014Disposed of
• Shri Rajendra Ramchandra Kavalekar v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.
  2009 INSC 5723 January 2009Disposed of
• Premkumar & Ors. v. State of Kerala
  2008 INSC 149919 December 2008Partly allowed
• M/S. Harman Electronics (P) Ltd. & Anr. v. M/S. National Panasonic India Ltd.
  2008 INSC 142712 December 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Naresh Kavarchand Khatri v. State of Gujarat & Anr.
  2008 INSC 6118 May 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• Y.A. Ajit v. Sofana Ajit
  2007 INSC 9027 September 2007Disposed of
• Asit Bhattacharjee v. M/S. Hanuman Prasad Ojha and Ors.
  2007 INSC 59615 May 2007Appeal disposed of.
• V.K.Puri v. Central Bureau of Investigation
  2007 INSC 48027 April 2007Dismissed
• Manish Ratan and Ors. v. State of M.P. and Ors
  2006 INSC 7741 November 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Musaraf Hossain Khan v. Bhagheeratha Engg. Ltd and Ors.
  2006 INSC 11724 February 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• Y. Abraham Ajith and Ors. v. Inspector of Police, Chennai and Anr.
  2004 INSC 45417 August 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• Navinchandra N. Majithia v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.
  2000 INSC 4314 September 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Rosiline George v. UOI & Ors.
  1993 INSC 32311 October 1993Dismissed