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Section 23: Limitation of suits and prosecutions

The Odisha Opium Smoking Act, 1947State Act of Odisha · Act 16 of 1947

No Civil Court shall try any suit against the Crown or any servant of the Crown in respect of anything done or alleged to have been done in pursuance of this Act and no Criminal Court shall take cognizanceof any offence under this Act against any person unless the suit or prosecution, as the case may be, is instituted withinsix months from the date of the act complained of:

Provided that the Provincial Government may sanction the prosecution of any person for an offence under this Act even after the expiry of the said period of six months.

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ActThe Odisha Opium Smoking Act, 1947
Section23
Marginal noteLimitation of suits and prosecutions
JurisdictionState of Odisha
StatusIn force as published by the source

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