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Article 24(1) First-instance courts sit in chambers composed of two judges and three lay judgeswhen adjudicating criminal offences punishable by a term of imprisonment of thirty yearsor more, and in chambers of one judge and two lay judges when considering criminaloffences punishable by a more lenient punishment. First-instance courts sit in chamberscomposed of three judges where so prescribed by this Code or other law. Wheresummary proceedings provisions are applicable, a single judge shall adjudicate in thefirst instance.(2) Second-instance courts sit in chambers composed of three judges.(3) Third-instance courts sit in chambers composed of five judges.(4) Investigatory activities are conducted by investigating judges of first-instance courts.(5) The court president and the chamber’s president shall decide in cases where it is sodefined in this Code.(6) First instance courts sit in chambers of three judges when deciding on appealsagainst rulings of the investigating judge and other rulings when so prescribed by thisCode, render decisions in the first instance outside the trial and make motions in casesas provided by this Code or other law.(7) Courts shall decide on requests for the protection of legality in chambers consistingof three judges, and in chambers consisting of five judges when deciding on requests forthe protection of legality against a decision of the chamber of that court due to a violationof the law.(8) Unless specified otherwise by this Code, higher-instance courts sit in chamberscomposed of three judges in cases not envisaged in the preceding paragraphs of thisArticle.Articles 25 and 26(Erased)2. Territorial jurisdictionArticle 27(1) As a rule, territorial jurisdiction is held by the court within whose territory a criminaloffence was committed or attempted.(2) If a criminal offence is committed within the territory of several courts or on theirborder, or if it is uncertain within which territory the offence was committed, the courtwhich at the request of authorized prosecutor first instituted proceedings shall havejurisdiction, and if proceedings have not yet been instituted - the court to which therequest to institute proceedings was first submitted shall have jurisdiction.