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<h1>Section 514 Sets Time Limits for Court Action on Offences: Six Months, One Year, or Three Years Depending on Severity.</h1> Section 514 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, establishes a limitation period for courts to take cognizance of certain offences. It specifies that no court shall take cognizance after the limitation period unless otherwise provided. The limitation periods are six months for offences punishable by fine only, one year for offences with imprisonment up to one year, and three years for offences with imprisonment exceeding one year but not more than three years. For offences tried together, the limitation is based on the offence with the most severe punishment. The period starts from the complaint filing or information recording date.