CourtMesh

Section 36: Limitation of prosecutions

Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961State Act of Bihar · Act 27 of 1961

No court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under this Act, unless the complaint thereof is made within three months from the date on which the alleged commission of the offence came to the knowledge of an inspector:

Provided that where the offence consists of disobeying a written order made by an inspector, complaint thereof may be made within six months of the date on which the offence is alleged to have been committed.

CHAPTER IX MISCELLANEOUS

Where this provision sits

ActMotor Transport Workers Act, 1961
Section36
Marginal noteLimitation of prosecutions
JurisdictionState of Bihar
StatusIn force as published by the source

Find the provision, not just read it

The full text above is free, and it stays free. What a free CourtMesh account adds is everything you cannot do by reading one page at a time:

  • Search 49,000+ Central and State enactments by what a provision says, not by its number
  • Jump from any section to every judgment that has applied it
  • Search 300 million+ Indian court records alongside the statute
  • Ask a research agent to find and read the case law on a provision for you

Free account. No card. About a minute to create.

Create a free account

Need this as data, not as a page? Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 is one of 49,000+ enactments on CourtMesh. The Indian court cases API serves the case law that cites these provisions over JSON, with API documentation and plans and pricing. See also the judgment library.