Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 56 · Decided 28 February 1978
Surinder Mohan Vikal v. Ascharaj Lal Chopra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 56 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 434
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 246/1972
- Decided
- 28 February 1978
- Bench
- S. MURTAZA FAZAL ALI, P.N. SHINGAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 406, 420, 500; CrPC Section 468, 470
Headnote
Linlitation for taking cognizance of certain ofjences--Cri111inal Procedu.re Code (Act 2 of 1974), 1973,-S. 468 r/w. Sections 469(a), 470 & 473- Legislative policy behind the statute of limitation. Section 468 of Criminal Procedure Code (Act 2 of 1974), 1973 bars taking_ cognizance after lapse the period of limitatiO'Il shall be (a) six months, if the offence is punlshable \Vith fine only; (b) one year, if the offence is pu'llishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year and (c) three years, if the offooce is punishable \'\»ith i111prisonment for a term exceeding
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