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Section 468 CrPC bars cognizance of certain offences after the expiry of a **period of limitation**. Match the limitation correctly with the offence punishment:
A{'text': 'One month for offences punishable with fine only, six months for imprisonment up to one year, one year for imprisonment over one year but not exceeding three years and all other offences punishable under the Code', 'label': 'A'}
B{'text': 'Six months for offences punishable with fine only, one year for offences punishable with imprisonment up to one year, three years for offences punishable with imprisonment over one year but not exceeding three years', 'label': 'B'}
C{'text': 'No limitation for any offence punishable with fine only or imprisonment for any term whatsoever under the Code or any other Indian statute', 'label': 'C'}
D{'text': 'One year for all offences regardless of the quantum or nature of the prescribed punishment under the Code or any other Indian statute', 'label': 'D'}
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. {'text': 'Six months for offences punishable with fine only, one year for offences punishable with imprisonment up to one year, three years for offences punishable with imprisonment over one year but not exceeding three years', 'label': 'B'}
1. Section 468 CrPC, as reproduced in Lesson 10, prescribes three slabs of limitation for taking cognizance:
- **6 months** if the offence is punishable with **fine only**.
- **1 year** if punishable with imprisonment for a term **not exceeding one year**.
- **3 years** if punishable with imprisonment for a term **exceeding one year but not exceeding three years**.
2. Section 468 does not bar cognizance of more serious offences (those punishable with imprisonment over three years); they have no statutory limitation.
3. Only option (A) matches the slab structure.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._
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