Can the defendant in a criminal case raise an objection to jurisdiction?

First, raise an objection to jurisdiction. According to the Supreme People's Court's Interpretation of Application and Rules of People's Courts for Handling Criminal Cases (Trial), defendants and their defense lawyers may raise jurisdiction objections at the pre-trial meeting stage of the trial court, but they shall explain the reasons. In addition, in the actual case-handling experience, if they have objections to the jurisdiction of the case, they will actively communicate with the case-handling organs. Secondly, according to the Provisions of the People's Court on Handling Criminal Cases (Trial), the case-handling organ shall examine the jurisdictional objections raised by the defendant or his defense lawyer. If the objection is established, it shall be returned to the people's procuratorate or transferred to the people's court with jurisdiction according to law; If it is considered inappropriate for this court to exercise jurisdiction, it may request the people's court at the next higher level to handle it. If the people's court considers that the objection is not established after examination, it shall reject the objection according to law. In fact, courts with jurisdiction over criminal cases often take the initiative to review and make a decision on whether to transfer them according to the provisions of relevant laws. The law stipulates: Article 11 of the Rules of the People's Court for Handling Pre-trial Meetings of Criminal Cases (Trial) If the defendant and his defenders have objections to the jurisdiction of the case, they shall explain the reasons. If the people's court considers that the objection is established after examination, it shall return the case to the people's procuratorate or transfer it to the people's court with jurisdiction according to law; If it is considered inappropriate for this court to exercise jurisdiction, it may request the people's court at the next higher level to handle it. If the people's court considers that the objection is not established after examination, it shall reject the objection according to law.