Factories Act, 1948
106.
Limitation of prosecutions
No Court shall
take cognizance of any offence punishable under this Act unless complaint
thereof is made within three months of 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.
7 [Explanation :
For the purposes of this section,-
(a) in the
case of a continuing offence, the period of limitation shall be computed with
reference to every point of time during which the offence continues;
(b) where for
the performance of any act time is granted or extended on an application made by
the occupier or manager of a factory, the period of limitation shall be computed
from the date on which the time so granted or extended expired.]