Exclusion of time in certain cases.
What this section does
In computing the limitation period, time spent diligently prosecuting another prosecution (in good faith before a court lacking jurisdiction) against the same offender on the same facts is excluded. Additionally, time during which prosecution was stayed by injunction or order, time for giving notice or obtaining prior government/authority consent or sanction, and time during which the offender was absent from India or was absconding or concealing himself, are all excluded from the limitation period.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Court · Government · Offender · Prosecuting party
- Time limit
- Exclusions apply as specified for each category of delay
Derived from CrPC s.470.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 516, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 516 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.