LawgistThe Sashastra Seema Bal Act
88Period of limitation for trial
(1) Except as provided by sub-section (2), no trial by a Force 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 19.
(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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FORCE COURTS
- 76 Kinds of Force Courts
- 77 Power to convene a General Force Court
- 78 Power to convene a Petty Force Court
- 79 Warrants issued under sections 77 and 78
- 80 Composition of a General Force Court
- 81 Composition of a Petty Force Court
- 82 Summary Force Court
- 83 Dissolution of a Force Court
- 84 Powers of a General Force Court
- 85 Powers of a Petty Force Court
- 86 Powers of a Summary Force Court
- 87 Prohibition of second trial
- 88 Period of limitation for trial
- 89 Trial, etc., of offender who ceases to be subject to this Act
- 90 Application of Act during term of sentence
- 91 Place of trial, etc
- 92 Choice between criminal court and Force Court
- 93 Power of criminal court to require delivery of offender
