Limitation Under Section 469 CrPC Begins When Offender’s Identity Becomes Known, Not from Date of Complaint Receipt: Supreme Court of India

The Supreme Court has clarified that in criminal prosecutions, the period of limitation begins from the date when the identity of all accused persons becomes known to the competent authority, and not from the date of the first complaint. A bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and SVN Bhatti set aside the Kerala High Court’s order which had quashed proceedings under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 on the ground of…