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Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this Code, no Court shall take cognizance of an offence of the category specified in Sub-Section (2) after the expiry of the period of limitation.

The period of limitation shall be:

• Six months if the offence is punishable with a fine only;
• One year if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year;
• Three years if the offence is punishable with imprisonment for a term exceeding one year but not exceeding three years.

For the purposes of this section, the period of limitation, in relation to offences that may be tried together, shall be determined with reference to the offence that is punishable with the more severe punishment, or in cases of equal severity, the most severe punishment.