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Code Of Criminal Procedure Act (No. 15 of 1979) - Sect 453

Period of prescription for crimes or offences

456. The right of prosecution for murder or treason shall not be barred by any length of time, but the right of prosecution for any other crime or offence (save and except those as to which special provision is or shall be made by law) shall be barred by the lapse of twenty years from the time when the crime or offence shall have been committed.


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