The West Bengal Panchayat Act, 1973 - MGNREGA Jalpaiguri, Home

(4) The offence of theft triable by a Nyaya Panchayat or any offence which
includes theft or the possession of stolen property, triable by a Nyaya Panchayat,
may be tried by the Nyaya Panchayat within the local limits of whose jurisdiction
such offence was committed or the property stolen was possessed by the thief or
by any person who received or retained the same knowing or having reason to
believe it to be stolen.
(5) An offence triable by a Nyaya Panchayat, committed whilst the offender is in
the course of performing a journey, may be tried by the Nyaya Panchayat
through or into the local limits of whose jurisdiction the offender, or the person
against whom, or the thing in respect of which, the offence was committed,
passed in the course of that journey.
(6) When it is uncertain in which of several areas an offence was committed, or
where an offence is committed partly in one local area and partly in another, or
where an offence is a continuing one and continues to be committed in more
local areas than one, or where it consists of several acts done in different local
areas, it may be tried by a Nyaya Panchayat having jurisdiction over any such
local areas.
(7) Whenever a question arises as to which of two or more Nyaya Panchayats
subordinate to the same Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate ought to try any
offence, it shall be decided by the Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate.
(8) Whenever a question arises as to which of two or more Nyaya Panchayats
not subordinate to the same Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, but subordinate
to the same Sessions Judge, ought to try any offence, it shall be decided by the
Sessions Judge.
(9) Where two or more Nyaya Panchayats not subordinate to the same Sessions
Judge have taken cognizance of the same offence, the Sessions Judge within
the local limits of whose jurisdiction the proceedings were first commenced may
direct the trial of such offender to be held in any Nyaya Panchayat subordinate to
him and if he so decides all other proceedings against such person in respect of
such offence shall be discontinued.
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