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 Negligent offences, petty offences, and offences committed by offenders whilst aged not over seventeen years still, whether committed on previous occasions or on subsequent occasions, are not deemed to be offences for which the punishment can be increased in accordance with the stipulations of this chapter.

In a criminal case, if the offender is not charged and taken before the court within the following term counted from the day the offence was committed, limitation runs out:

twenty years, for an offence punishable with death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment of twenty years;

fifteen years, for an offence punishable with imprisonment of more than seven years but still not up to twenty years;

ten years, for an offence punishable with imprisonment of more than one year up to seven years;

five years, for an offence punishable with imprisonment of more than one month up to one year;