Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 514
Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation
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BNSS Section 514 deals with bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation and replaces CrPC 468.
Bare act text — BNSS 514
514. Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Sanhita, 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.
(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. Explanation.—For the purpose of computing the period of limitation, the relevant date shall be the date of filing complaint under section 223 or the date of recording of information under section 173.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 468 → BNSS 514: A new explanation is added.
- CrPC 468 → BNSS 514: "For the purpose of computing the period of limitation, the relevant date shall be the date of filing a complaint under section 223 or the date of recording information under section 173." "elsewhere" is excluded from subsection (1).
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 514 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 514 (Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation) replaces Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 468 is now BNSS 514.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 509 — Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316
- BNSS 510 — Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- BNSS 511 — Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity
- BNSS 512 — Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful
- BNSS 513 — Definitions
- BNSS 515 — Commencement of period of limitation
- BNSS 516 — Exclusion of time in certain cases
- BNSS 517 — Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
- BNSS 518 — Continuing offence
- BNSS 519 — Extension of period of limitation in certain cases