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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XIV: Jurisdiction Of The Criminal Courts In Inquiries And Trials

Section 202 BNSS: Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc

Corresponding CrPC
Section 182 CrPC
Note
New: covers deception practised by electronic communications and telecommunication messages.

Bare Act text

(1) Any offence which includes cheating, may, if the deception is practised by means of electronic communications or letters or telecommunication messages, be inquired into or tried by any Court within whose local jurisdiction such electronic communications or letters or messages were sent or were received; and any offence of cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the property was delivered by the person deceived or was received by the accused person.

(2) Any offence punishable under section 82 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 may be inquired into or tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction the offence was committed or the offender last resided with his or her spouse by the first marriage, or the wife by the first marriage has taken up permanent residence after the commission of the offence.

Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.

In simple words

Allows an offence that includes cheating by deception through electronic communications, letters or telecommunication messages to be inquired into or tried by a court where those messages were sent or received. Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property may also be tried where the property was delivered or received.

Chapter XIV: Jurisdiction Of The Criminal Courts In Inquiries And Trials

  1. 197 Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
  2. 198 Place of inquiry or trial
  3. 199 Offence triable where act is done or consequence ensues
  4. 200 Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence
  5. 201 Place of trial in case of certain offences
  6. 202 Offences committed by means of electronic communications, letters, etc
  7. 203 Offence committed on journey or voyage
  8. 204 Place of trial for offences triable together
  9. 205 Power to order cases to be tried in different sessions divisions
  10. 206 High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
  11. 207 Power to issue summons or warrant for offence committed beyond local jurisdiction
  12. 208 Offence committed outside India
  13. 209 Receipt of evidence relating to offences committed outside India