https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311626 Limitation for cognizance of a defamation complaint under Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure runs from the date of the offence, not from a later acquittal or subsequent event. On the facts, the allegedly defamatory statement was contained in an earlier complaint filed on 15 March 1972, so the three-year period had expired when the defamation complaint was filed on 11 February 1976. Exclusion of time under Section 470(1) was unavailable because the statutory conditions were not met. The complaint was therefore time-barred and the Magistrate lacked authority to take cognizance; the summons order was quashed. en-us Tue, 28 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:44:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311626 Limitation for cognizance of a defamation complaint under Chapter XXXVI of the Code of Criminal Procedure runs from the date of the offence, not from a later acquittal or subsequent event. On the facts, the allegedly defamatory statement was contained in an earlier complaint filed on 15 March 1972, so the three-year period had expired when the defamation complaint was filed on 11 February 1976. Exclusion of time under Section 470(1) was unavailable because the statutory conditions were not met. The complaint was therefore time-barred and the Magistrate lacked authority to take cognizance; the summons order was quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 28 Feb 1978 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311626