LawgistThe National Security Guard Act
73Period of limitation for trial
(1) Except as provided by sub-section (2), no trial by a Security Guard Court of any person subject to this Act for any offence shall be commenced after the expiration of a period of three years from the date of such offence.
(2) The provisions of sub-section (1) shall not apply to a trial for an offence of desertion or for any of the offences mentioned in section 17.
(3) In the computation of the period of time mentioned in sub-section (1), any time spent by such person in evading arrest after the commission of the offence, shall be excluded,
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SECURITY GUARD COURTS
- 61 Kinds of security Guard Courts
- 62 Power to convene General Security Guard Court
- 63 Power to convene a Petty Security Guard Court
- 64 Contents of warrants issued under sections 62 and 63
- 65 Composition of General Security Guard Court
- 66 Composition of a Petty Security Guard Court
- 67 Summary Security Guard Court
- 68 Dissolution of a Security Guard Court
- 69 Powers of a General Security Guard Court
- 70 Powers of a Petty Security Guard Court
- 71 Powers of a Summary Security Guard Court
- 72 Prohibition of second trial
- 73 Period of limitation for trial
- 74 Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
- 75 Application of Act during term of sentence
- 76 Place of trial
- 77 Choice between Criminal Court and Security Guard Court
- 78 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
