You cannot prosecute a criminal case without limitation but you must sue and the offender must be brought to the court within the prescription. For example,
1.The prescription of murder case is 20 years.
2.The prescription of assault is 10 years.
3.The prescription of grievous bodily harm is 15 years.
4.The prescription of theft is 10 years.
5.The prescription of robbery or Gang-robbery is 15 years.
6.The prescription of rape is 20 years.
7.The prescription of affront is 1 year.
8.The prescription of quarrel and fight is 1 year.
etc.
Prosecution should be done early because if the lawsuit or complaint is delayed, policies may follow up and cannot arrest the offender in time, and the case may be terminated.
The prescription period starts from the date the alleged offender or the defendant commits the offense.
However, for the compoundable offenses, the offender must be brought to the court within the prescription. A complaint or a lawsuit must be filed within 3 months, otherwise The case will be barred by prescription. After suing or the complaint has been filed if the offender escapes , the police can follow up or arrest the offender later. But it does not mean that they can arrest at any time because there is the prescription to arrest the offender to come to court in time, such as fraud or embezzlement cases, the offender must be brought to the court within 10 years from the date that the offender or defendant committed an offense and injured person must sue to a court or file a complaint to an inquiry official within 3 months from the date when injured person know the offense is committed and know who the offender is.
Kitthi Naganidhi
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