https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185226 Criminal cognizance for offences punishable up to three years is barred once the limitation period under Chapter XXXVI of the CrPC expires unless time is excluded or extended under the statutory provisions. In matrimonial cruelty matters, the court must still assess whether the conduct is continuing in nature, but cognizance taken after limitation without a speaking order extending time remains vulnerable. The inherent power to quash may also be used where long delay, dissolution of the marriage, remarriage and the parties' settled position abroad make continuation oppressive and an abuse of process; a foreign-element prosecution may also raise sanction issues, though that was not decisive here. en-us Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 15:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185226 Criminal cognizance for offences punishable up to three years is barred once the limitation period under Chapter XXXVI of the CrPC expires unless time is excluded or extended under the statutory provisions. In matrimonial cruelty matters, the court must still assess whether the conduct is continuing in nature, but cognizance taken after limitation without a speaking order extending time remains vulnerable. The inherent power to quash may also be used where long delay, dissolution of the marriage, remarriage and the parties' settled position abroad make continuation oppressive and an abuse of process; a foreign-element prosecution may also raise sanction issues, though that was not decisive here. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185226