Normally no deposit accepted by a company is repayable earlier than ____ from the date of acceptance or renewal:

1. Rule 3(1) of the Deposit Rules sets the minimum tenure at six months. 2. Premature repayment before 6 months is barred except in narrowly defined exceptions. 3. Hence (B). _Source: ICAI BoS CA Inter Paper 2 — Acceptance of Deposits_