In period dramas, tharey are often scenes where doshin (police constable) and yoriki (police sergeant) of the Machi-bugyo are annoyed at a criminal who has escaped into the grounds of a temple or shrine, because these territories were under the control of Jisha-bugyo.
時代劇で町奉行同心や与力が犯罪者を追いかけ、その犯罪者が寺社に逃げ込み「寺社奉行が束ねているので手出しが出来ない」と地団駄を踏むシーンが登場する。