Equal penalty mandatory when mens rea and extended limitation ingredients are established, permitting reduction only where law expressly allows. When the factual elements warranting invocation of the extended limitation period are established, those same findings necessitate imposition of an equal penalty; the statutory wording does not allow a reduced penalty except where a specific proviso provides, and the penalty operates as a deterrent standard rather than a mere maximum ceiling subject to adjudicatory discretion.
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Equal penalty mandatory when mens rea and extended limitation ingredients are established, permitting reduction only where law expressly allows.
When the factual elements warranting invocation of the extended limitation period are established, those same findings necessitate imposition of an equal penalty; the statutory wording does not allow a reduced penalty except where a specific proviso provides, and the penalty operates as a deterrent standard rather than a mere maximum ceiling subject to adjudicatory discretion.
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