Supreme Court of India

Fatma Bibi Ahmed Patel v. State. of Gujarat & Anr.

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 391
Bench S.B. Sinha and Lokeshwar Singh Panta JJ.
Decided 13 May 2008

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Penal Code, 1860; s.4/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; s. 188: Intra-territorial offences - Applicability of Penal Code to - Jurisdiction of courts in India - Held: Accused is a citizen of Mauritus and has been in India on visas issued by India - Since accused is not resident of India and offence has not been committed within the territorial limit of India, the provi­ sion of the Penal Code as also the Code of Criminal Proce- dure do not apply - The order of Judicial Magistrate tc;iking cognizance of the complaint by her daughter in law against her son and herself was without jurisdiction.

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