(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.
1[(3) For the purposes of
this section, the period of limitation, in relation to offences which may be
tried together, shall be determined with reference to the offence which is
punishable with the more severe punishment or, as the case may be, the most
severe punishment.]
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1. Ins. by Act 45 of 1978, s. 33 (w.e.f. 18.12.1978).
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC)
461 CrPC Irregularities which vitiate proceedings
462 CrPC Proceedings in wrong place
463 CrPC Non-compliance with provisions of section 164 or section 281
464 CrPC Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
465 CrPC Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
466 CrPC Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
468 CrPC Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation