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Trisuns Chemical Industry v. Rajesh Agarwal

(1999) 8 SCC 686

Authority on territorial jurisdiction where an offence involves transactions spanning multiple locations.

jurisdictionterritorialcause-of-actionmulti-location-offenceS.211-BNSSsem-5
Court
Supreme Court of India
Year
1999
Subjects
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
Reviewed
2026-06-30

Rule established

The jurisdiction of a criminal court to entertain and try an offence depends on whether any part of the cause of action arose within its territorial limits. For offences involving transactions at multiple locations, jurisdiction lies where any essential ingredient of the offence occurred.

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        Ratio decidendi

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