https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303588 Where a special statute is silent on procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 governs limitation and cognizance issues under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Time taken to obtain mandatory sanction is excluded under Section 470(3) CrPC, so the complaint was treated as within limitation. A police officer's report after investigation of a non-cognizable offence can be treated as a complaint under Section 2(d) CrPC, and cognizance on that basis is permissible. On the allegations of pre- and post-marriage dowry demands and partial compliance, a prima facie offence under the Act was found to be disclosed. en-us Fri, 11 Feb 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Jul 2022 18:05:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303588 Where a special statute is silent on procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 governs limitation and cognizance issues under the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961. Time taken to obtain mandatory sanction is excluded under Section 470(3) CrPC, so the complaint was treated as within limitation. A police officer's report after investigation of a non-cognizable offence can be treated as a complaint under Section 2(d) CrPC, and cognizance on that basis is permissible. On the allegations of pre- and post-marriage dowry demands and partial compliance, a prima facie offence under the Act was found to be disclosed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Feb 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303588