Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08
40. No person, unress 6e ?S an offender who has Limitation of time for avoided wrest or' f16di ffi$ ja~tiee; s1ia:lk be tried or punished in pursuance of &i's Act' for any offence committed by hi'm unless the'trial tages' place within three years from the commission of the offence, or within one yeah after the return of the offender to Brit;iBh rnd'ia, whew he has beeri absent &om British India durihg that periodi of three years.
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Source: India Code