Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 784 · Decided 26 November 2013
MRS. Sarah Mathew v. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases BY Its Director - DR. K.M. Cherian & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 784 · [2013] 12 S.C.R. 674
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 829/2005
- Decided
- 26 November 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN, RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, RANJAN GOGOI, S.A. BOBDE (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 468, 469; Constitution
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss. 468 and 469 rlw s. 473 - Bar to take cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation - Commencement of period D of limitation and extension thereof purpose of computing the period of limitation u/s 468, the relevant date is the date of filing of the complaint or the date of institution of prosecution and not the date on which the Magistrate takes cognizance - In view of s. 469, period of limitation in relation E to an offence shall commence
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