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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 271

Limitation for Prosecution

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Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 271 is part of Cantonments Act, 1924 - Limitation for Prosecution. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

Limitation

No court shall try any person for an offence made punishable by or under this Act, after the expiry of six months from the date of the commission of the offence, unless complaint in respect of the offence has been made to a1[Judicial Magistrate] within the six months aforesaid.

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1. Substituted by Act 15 of 1983, section 154, for "Magistrate" (w.e.f. 1-10-1983)

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What does Cantonments Act, 1924 Section 271 provide?

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