The Bombay High Court has recently decided that the period of limitation in section 468 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) for offenses falling under Section 498-A Indian Penal Code (IPC) starts with some last instance marital cruelty. This section deals with cruelty to brides.According to the court, the delay in registration of an FIR as well as later taking cognizance of tobacco mechanisms were not so great as to rule out a case. If one considers that nearly one month passed before the Women's Grievance Redressal Cell made a complaint all possible challenges could be deflected with three exceptions; and it lasted for three and half months from when an officer took sponsorship.