Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 517

BNSS 517: earlier CrPC 471

Section 517 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 471 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 517 deals with exclusion of date on which Court is closed. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 517 was CrPC 471.

Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVI
s. 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.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXVIII
s. 517
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.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 471 · Exclusion of date on which Court is …
BNSS 516 · Exclusion of time in certain cases.BNSS 518 · Continuing offence.

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