Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 515
Commencement of period of limitation
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BNSS Section 515 deals with commencement of period of limitation and replaces CrPC 469.
Bare act text — BNSS 515
515. Commencement of period of limitation.
(1) The period of limitation, in relation to an offender, shall commence,--- (a) on the date of the offence; or (b) where the commission of the offence was not known to the person aggrieved by the offence or to any police officer, the first day on which such offence comes to the knowledge of such person or to any police officer, whichever is earlier; or (c) where it is not known by whom the offence was committed, the first day on which the identity of the offender is known to the person aggrieved by the offence or to the police officer making investigation into the offence, whichever is earlier.
(2) In computing the said period, the day from which such period is to be computed shall be excluded.
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What was BNSS Section 515 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 515 (Commencement of period of limitation) replaces Section 469 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 469 is now BNSS 515.
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- BNSS 513 — Definitions
- BNSS 514 — Bar to taking cognizance after lapse 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
- BNSS 520 — Trials before High Courts