Landmark case · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation · Semester 5
Sarah Mathew v. Institute of Cardio Vascular Diseases
(2014) 2 SCC 532 · Supreme Court of India
Limitation for a criminal complaint is computed from the date of filing, not from the later date of cognizance.
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Cognizance of offences: BNSS 210, 223 / CrPC 190, 200
— Unit IV, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Juvenile Justice and Probation.
Related sections:
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 210 — Cognizance of offences by magistrates (cf. s. 190 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, 223 — Examination of complainant (cf. s. 200 CrPC)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, 4 — Punishments — context for cognizable/non-cognizable classification