The criminal court of the place where the offence was committed, the place where the accused resides or the place where the accused was arrested or detained, even when this arrest or detention was carried out or is being carried out for another reason, shall have jurisdiction.
For the trial of the offence of abandonment of family provided for by article 227-3 of the Criminal Code, the court of the domicile or residence of the person who is to receive the pension, contribution, subsidies or one of the other benefits referred to in this article also has jurisdiction. For the offences referred to in Article 113-2-1 of the Criminal Code, the criminal court having jurisdiction shall also be the court for the place of residence or registered office, as the case may be, of the natural or legal persons referred to in the same Article 113-2-1.
The jurisdiction of the criminal court extends to offences and contraventions that form an indivisible whole with the offence referred to the court; it may also extend to related offences and contraventions, within the meaning of Article 203.
Where the offence has been committed to the detriment of a magistrate performing his duties within the judicial court, a judicial court whose jurisdiction borders the judicial court shall also have jurisdiction.