197. Every offence shall ordinarily be inquired into and tried by a Court within whose local jurisdiction it was committed.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 197: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
Chapter XIV — Jurisdiction of the Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
Source: official text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Ministry of Home Affairs).