Act Number: 2

Act Name: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Year: 1974

Enactment Date: 1974-01-25

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

Ministry: Ministry of Home Affairs

Department: Department of Internal Security

Section 471: Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.
    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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