SARAH MATHEW vs INST., CARDIO VASCULAR DISEASES .

The Supreme Court addressed a conflict between two-Judge and three-Judge Bench decisions regarding the computation of limitation under Section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. The Court noted that the relevant date for limitation could either be the date of filing of the complaint or the date of cognizance by the Magistrate. The three-Judge Bench expressed doubt about the correctness of the earlier ruling in Krishna Pillai and referred the matter to a five-Judge Bench for authoritative clarification on the law governing limitation in criminal complaints.