AMARENDU JYOTI . vs STATE OF CHATTISGARH . — Crl.A. No. 546/2009

Summary of Amarendu Jyoti v. State of Chhattisgarh (Crl.A. 546/2009) The Supreme Court allowed the appellants' appeal challenging the Chhattisgarh High Court's decision on territorial jurisdiction. The Court held that the cruelty offense under IPC Section 498-A was not a "continuing offense" and that all alleged incidents occurred in Delhi during the couple's brief cohabitation (April-May 2003), not at Ambikapur. Therefore, Delhi court had proper jurisdiction, not Ambikapur. However, in the interest of justice under Article 142, the Court permitted the Ambikapur court to proceed with the trial of the FIR. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.