Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Section 473

CrPC 473 in BNSS: Section 519

Section 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 corresponds to Section 519 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. CrPC 473 deals with extension of period of limitation in certain cases. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the CrPC.

Code of Criminal Procedure

CrPC 473 is now BNSS 519.

Extension of period of limitation in certain cases

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXXVI
s. 473
Extension of period of limitation in certain cases
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the expiry of the period of limitation, if it is satisfied on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary so to do in the interests of justice.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXXVIII
s. 519
Extension of period of limitation in certain cases.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing provisions of this Chapter, any Court may take cognizance of an offence after the expiry of the period of limitation, if it is satisfied on the facts and in the circumstances of the case that the delay has been properly explained or that it is necessary so to do in the interests of justice.
Text from India Code
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