Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the expiry of the period of limitation, if it is satisfied on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary so to do in the interests of justice.
Section 519 BNSS: Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 473 CrPC
Bare Act text
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
Notwithstanding the other provisions of the limitation Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the period of limitation expires if satisfied that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary to do so in the interests of justice.