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Under the Limitation Act, the period of limitation for filing a suit for compensation for false…

Article 73 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963 prescribes one year for a suit for compensation for false imprisonment, running from "when imprisonment ends". The…

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Under the Limitation Act, the period of limitation for filing a suit for compensation for false imprisonment begins to run from the time:

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Article 73 of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963 prescribes one year for a suit for compensation for false imprisonment, running from "when imprisonment ends".

The date the imprisonment begins is not the starting point, and termination of a prosecution is the starting point for malicious prosecution under article 74.

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