Section 517

Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

  • Act 46 of 2023
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of Internal Security
About this Act

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure.

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Chapter XXXVIII: Limitation for taking cognizance of certain offences Sections 513 to 519

    Where the period of limitation expires on a day when the Court is closed, the Court may take cognizance on the day on which the Court reopens.
    Explanation.—A Court shall be deemed to be closed on any day within the meaning of this section, if, during its normal working hours, it remains closed on that day.

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