Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXVIII: Limitation for Taking Cognizance of Certain Offences
Section 517: Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
In plain words
If the limitation period ends on a day the court is closed, the court can take cognizance on the day it reopens.
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Official text
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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Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 12 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 517
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