HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILAEPUR CRMJ’. 20512907 Tajmder Smgh S/o Prarkat Smgh Aged about 27 years R/o 486/A Subhash Road Haxvmder Nagar Near Ramghana Gurudwam Kanpur (U P) PETITIONER VERSUS State of Chhattisgarh through Station House omcer P.S. Mahila Thana Durg (C.G.). RESPONDENTS 1. Lakhwinder Kaur W/o Tajinder Singh Aged about 24 years R/o Building No. 426, Zero Road, Shanti Nagar Supela Bhilai, District Durg (C.G..). PETITION UNDER SECTION 482 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDUREJ973. (SB :Hon’ble Mr. T.P.Shuma, J.) Present ShnYC Sharma Advocate for the petit'oner Shn Sanjeev Kumar Agrawal P L forthe Statelrespondent No 1 Shn Vnpm Ttwan Advocate for the respondent No. 2. ORAL-ORDER (Passed on 10I07I2008) 1. This petition is directed for quashment of charge-sheet in crimeNo. 56/05 at Mah‘na Thana Durg. The quashment is prayed on the ground that no sause of action is arose within the jurisdiction of District Durg or State of Chhattisgarh. The entire cause of action of the crime is arose at Kanpur, and the Court of Kanpur having jurisdiction of the case. 2. Shri Y.C. Shanna, Advocate for the petitioner, Shri Sanjeev Kumar Agrawai, P.L. for the State/respondent No. 1 and Shri Vipin Tiwari, Advocate for the respondent [\b. 2 are heard. 3. Copy of the charge sheet fried on behalf of the applicant ts perused. According to petition and copy of charge sheet, the Crime No. 56/05 has been registered at Poiice Station Mahila Thana! Durg against the applicant for the offenoepunishable under Section 498A 134 of l.P.C. along with other co-accused. Atter completton of the investigation, charge sheet was med before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Durg‘. and registered crimina! case No. 824/2066. It reveals frcm the statement of the compiainant/victim Lakhwinder Kaur recorded under Sedtidn 161 of the Cr.P.C. that she was subjected to cruelty by the Accused person at Kanpur (UR) and when she was residing with her mother at maternal hwse which is situated at Shitai District Durg, she was also threatened by her husband Taiinder Singh by telephone, it shows that cause of action partly arose also in District Durg in accordance with Clause-D of Section 178 of the Cr.P.C. where the offence consists of several acts done in different local areas then it may be inquired into or trial by any Court having jurisdiction over any such local areas. ln accordance with the provisions of Section 178 (D) of Cr.P.C. the oifence may be inquired into or tried at Durg as well as at Kanpur. Therefore, the trial of the offence does not suffer from the jurisdictional error. 4. Consequently; petition being devoid of merits, it is liable to be dismissed and hereby dismissed atthe stage of admission. T. P. Sharma‘ ' Judge t i