Cognizance Taken Beyond Limitation Period is Abuse of Process: Allahabad High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings

The Allahabad High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against two accused persons in a theft case, ruling that the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) erred in taking cognizance of the offence after the expiry of the statutory limitation period prescribed under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.). The Court firmly rejected the Magistrate’s

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