A criminal case cannot be filed from anywhere
No, any case cannot be filed anywhere. You can file a private complaint before the court having jurisdiction. Means where the crime has been committed, that area will be coming under a Police station and that police station comes under a JMFC i.e. a court. That particular court will hold the jurisdiction to try that criminal matter. There is no time limit fixed for filing criminal complaint. However, one shall have to explain the reason for the delay if there is extra ordinary/un-reasonable delay in filing the criminal complaint. PROCEDURE TO FILE A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT A detailed procedure for filing criminal complaints has been laid down in India, as per the Criminal Procedure Code. The following steps will clear any doubts you may have over filing a criminal complaint in India: Filing an FIR In case you are the victim of a cognizable offence, the first step you would take is to approach the police. The police, on receiving information, prepares a written document, known as a First Inf