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How casa may be instituted. 38 The Wext Bengl Panchaat Act, 1956. [West Ben. Act (Part II.Chapter XI.--Nyaya Panchayats.-Section 72.) (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 1Vyaya 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. () An offence triable by a ya@ya Panchayat, com- mitted whilst the offender is in the course of performing a journey may be tried by the Nayaya 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 as committed, passed in the course of that journey. (6) When it is uncertain in which of several areas an -o.:ffence w-as committed or where an offence is committed partly in one local are'a 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. yaya Panchayat haviug jurisdiction over any such local areas. (7) (a) 1Vhenever a question arises as to which of two or more yaya Panchayats subordinate to the same Sub- divisional .Magistrate ought to try any offence, it shall be · deeded by the Subdivisional Magistrate. (b) Whenever a question arises as to which of two or more Nyaya I'ancha1;ats not subordinate to the same Sub- divisional Magistrate, but subordinate to the same District Magistrate, ought to try any offence, it shall be decided by the District Magistrate. (c) Where two or more Nyaya I'anchayats no! subordinate to the same District Magistrate have taken cognizance of the same offence, the Di-strict Magistrate within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the proceedings were first commenced may direct the trial of such offender. to be held 1n any Wyaya Panchayat subordinate to him and 1f he so decides all other proceedings against such person in respect of such offence shall be discontinued.