https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305666 A prosecution instituted beyond the limitation period under the Code of Criminal Procedure was held incompetent because both the offence date and the detection date fell outside the three-year period, and even the later date of knowledge did not bring the case within time. The Court treated the statutory bar on delayed prosecution as consistent with fairness in criminal trial under Article 21, and concluded that the conviction, sentence, and ensuing proceedings could not be sustained. en-us Thu, 02 Apr 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 14:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305666 A prosecution instituted beyond the limitation period under the Code of Criminal Procedure was held incompetent because both the offence date and the detection date fell outside the three-year period, and even the later date of knowledge did not bring the case within time. The Court treated the statutory bar on delayed prosecution as consistent with fairness in criminal trial under Article 21, and concluded that the conviction, sentence, and ensuing proceedings could not be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 02 Apr 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305666