A 3-judge full bench of Apex Court held that the limitation available under section 468 CrPC deals only with taking of the initial cognizance of an offence by a Court.
Indiankanoon version:
State of Himachal Pradesh Vs Tara Dutt and Anr on 19 November, 1999Casemine version:
State of H.P Vs Tara Dutt and Anr on 19 Nov 1999Citations : [1999 ACR SC 3 2841], [2000 AIR SC 297], [2000 ALD CRI 2 278], [1999 JT SC 9 215], [2000 LW CRL 1 379], [2000 OLR 1 153], [2000 RCR CRIMINAL 1 41], [1999 SCALE 7 183], [2000 SCC 1 230], [1999 SUPP SCR 4 514], [2000 SCC CRI 125], [2000 AIR SC 207], [1999 SUPREME 9 421], [1999 AIR SC 4413], [2000 CRIMES SC 1 15], [1999 CCR 4 280], [1999 SLT 9 612], [2000 SRJ 1 79], [2000 JCC 1 121], [2000 UJ SC 1 498], [2000 CRLJ SC 485], [1999 AIR SCW 4413]
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