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Section 468 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
468.Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation.-
(1) Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this Code, no Court shall take cognizance of an offence of the category specified in sub-section (2), after the expiry of the period of limitation.
(2) The period of limitation shall be -
(a) six months, if the offence is punishable with fine only;
(b) one year, if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year;
(c) three years, if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding one year but not exceeding three years.
Related Sections
- Section 30: Sentence of imprisonment in default of fine
- Section 389: Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
- Section 371: Procedure in cases submitted to High Court for confirmation
- Section 119: Commencement of period for which security is required
- Section 288: Return of commission
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- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Act, 2018
- Repealing and Amending Act, 2017
- National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions Act, 2021
- Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
- National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research (Amendment) Act, 2017
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