Section 469 CrPC, dealing with **commencement of the period of limitat…

Question

Section 469 CrPC, dealing with **commencement of the period of limitation**, provides that limitation commences on:

Accepted Answer

C. {'text': 'The date of the offence; or, if not known to the aggrieved person, the day such offence first comes to the knowledge of such person or any police officer, whichever is earlier', 'label': 'C'}

1. Section 469 CrPC fixes the **starting point** for limitation under Section 468.
2. It begins on (a) the **date of the offence**, or (b) where commission is not known to the aggrieved/police, the day on which it first comes to either's knowledge — whichever is **earlier** — or (c) where the offender's identity is unknown, the day it becomes known to the aggrieved or police.
3. FIR registration and production before Magistrate are not the statutory triggers.
4. Sections 470-473 then provide exclusions, extension and the "continuing offence" rule.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._

Answer

{'text': 'The date of registration of the FIR irrespective of when the offence itself was committed by the accused person under any provision of the Indian Penal Code or any other law in force in any part of India', 'label': 'A'}

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{'text': 'The date on which the accused is first produced before the Magistrate irrespective of when the offence itself was actually committed by the accused person under any law in force in any part of India', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'The date on which the police file the final report under Section 173 CrPC before the Magistrate of competent jurisdiction in respect of any offence under any provision of the Indian Penal Code or any other law in force in India', 'label': 'D'}