https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311628 Section 470 of the Code was treated as applicable to delay questions under the Dowry Prohibition Act because the special law did not expressly exclude the Code on that procedural aspect. A prior discharge for want of proper sanction was viewed as a technical defect that could be addressed when the Magistrate later applied mind and granted fresh permission for prosecution. However, condonation of delay requires a satisfactory explanation for the entire period of inactivity; where the application leaves a material gap unexplained, the exercise of discretion to condone delay is unsustainable. en-us Thu, 12 Jul 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:48:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311628 Section 470 of the Code was treated as applicable to delay questions under the Dowry Prohibition Act because the special law did not expressly exclude the Code on that procedural aspect. A prior discharge for want of proper sanction was viewed as a technical defect that could be addressed when the Magistrate later applied mind and granted fresh permission for prosecution. However, condonation of delay requires a satisfactory explanation for the entire period of inactivity; where the application leaves a material gap unexplained, the exercise of discretion to condone delay is unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Jul 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311628