Warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction (Section 78 of CrPc)
Legal provisions regarding warrant forwarded for execution outside jurisdiction under section 78 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.(1) When a warrant is to be executed outside the local jurisdiction of the Court issuing it, such Court may, instead of directing the warrant to a police officer within its jurisdiction, forward it by post or otherwise to any Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent of Police or Commissioner of Police within the local limits of whose jurisdiction it is to be executed; and the Executive Magistrate or District Superintendent or Commissioner shall endorse his name thereon, and if practicable, cause it to be executed in the manner herein before provided. Image Source: glennhmason.com ADVERTISEMENTS: (2) The Court issuing a warrant under sub-section (1) shall forward along with the warrant, the substance…