Supreme Court of India
Sanapareddy Maheedhar and Anr v. State of Andhra Pradesh and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the prosecution D cannot be nullified at the very threshold on the ground that the prescribed period of limitation had expired.
Judgment, page 18
From the headnote
CodeofCriminalProcedure, 1973;Ss.188, 468, 470, 473&482/ c Penal Code, 1860; Ss. 406 and 498A/Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961; Ss. 4 & 6: Matrimonial offences-Court's power to take cognizance beyond period of limitation-Quashing of proceedings before Magistrate on ground of limitation-Held: In the interest a/justice, court could take cognizance of an offence after expiry of limitation period by liberally exercising power uls.473 Cr.P. .-High Court should be extremely cautious and slow to interfere with investigation/trial of criminal cases-It could exercise inherent powers u/s.482 Cr.P. . only…
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Where later benches applied it
- 2021 Neeharika Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. v. State of Maharashtra and Others
- 2008 Som Mittal v. Government of Karnataka
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