Article 234 — Special Cases.

(1) When the penalty is barred by limitation reinstatement may not be ordered before the time at the earliest when the penalty pronounced would have come to an end if it had been undergone on the coming into force of the sentence. (2) When a notably praiseworthy act performed by the, applicant in the civil, military or social fields so justifies, reinstatement may be ordered prior to the expiration of the normal period of time.