Offence committed on journey or voyage
Full Text
When an offence is committed whilst the person by or against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence is committed is in the course of performing a journey or voyage, the offence may be inquired into or tried by a Court through or into whose local jurisdiction that person or thing passed in the course of that journey or voyage.
Plain English Summary
Grants jurisdiction to any Court along the route of a journey where an offence took place.
Key Legal Elements
- Jurisdiction based on transit route
- Applies to accused, victim, or subject-property
- Valid for any Court along the path of journey
- Commonly used for Railway Police (GRP) cases
Punishment
Jurisdiction for transit crimes.
Practical Note
Essential for crimes on trains, buses, or flights. It removes the burden of proving exactly where (in which district) the crime was committed, as long as the vehicle passed through that jurisdiction.
हिंदी पाठ
जब कोई अपराध उस व्यक्ति के दौरान किया जाता है जिसके द्वारा या जिसके विरुद्ध, या जिस वस्तु के संबंध में अपराध किया गया है, वह यात्रा या जलयात्रा करने के दौरान है, तो अपराध की जांच या विचारण उस न्यायालय द्वारा किया जा सकता है जिसके स्थानीय अधिकार क्षेत्र से वह व्यक्ति या वस्तु उस यात्रा या जलयात्रा के दौरान गुजरी थी।