Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 471

CrPC 471 in BNSS: Section 517

Section 471 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 517 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 471 deals with exclusion of date on which Court is closed. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 471 is now BNSS 517.

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
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