BNSS · Section 204 · Chapter XIV — JURISDICTION OF THE CRIMINAL COURTS IN INQUIRIES AND TRIALS

Place of trial for offences triable together.

What this section does

Where multiple offences by one person or by several persons are triable together under sections 242, 243, 244, or 246, any Court competent to inquire into or try any one of those offences may inquire into or try all of them. This consolidates jurisdiction for joint or connected trials.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Court
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.184.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 204, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 204 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.