https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456819 Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 excludes time spent in bona fide prosecution before a court lacking jurisdiction, but the provision is confined to civil proceedings and cannot, by itself, be invoked in criminal matters. In criminal proceedings, exclusion of time is governed by the relevant criminal procedural provision, including Section 470(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. On the stated facts, the delay in filing the leave to appeal application was not satisfactorily explained, and the earlier attempt did not remove that defect. The refusal to condone the two-year delay was therefore upheld. en-us Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:13:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456819 Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 excludes time spent in bona fide prosecution before a court lacking jurisdiction, but the provision is confined to civil proceedings and cannot, by itself, be invoked in criminal matters. In criminal proceedings, exclusion of time is governed by the relevant criminal procedural provision, including Section 470(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. On the stated facts, the delay in filing the leave to appeal application was not satisfactorily explained, and the earlier attempt did not remove that defect. The refusal to condone the two-year delay was therefore upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 19 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=456819