Section 180 of CrPC : Section 180: Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.

CrPC

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Explanation using Example

Example 1:

Rahul, residing in Mumbai, hacks into a company's server located in Delhi and steals sensitive data. He then uses this stolen data to commit fraud by selling it to a third party in Bangalore. In this scenario, the hacking (first offence) and the fraud (second offence) are related. According to Section 180 of The Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973, the trial for the hacking offence can be conducted in a court in Mumbai, Delhi, or Bangalore, as the offences are interconnected and occurred in these jurisdictions.

Example 2:

Priya, living in Chennai, forges documents to create a fake identity. She then uses this fake identity to open a bank account in Hyderabad and commits financial fraud by taking a loan and defaulting on it. Here, the forgery (first offence) and the financial fraud (second offence) are related. Under Section 180 of The Code Of Criminal Procedure 1973, the trial for the forgery offence can be held in a court in Chennai or Hyderabad, as the offences are related and took place in these locations.

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