Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter XXXVI: Limitation for Taking Cognizance of Certain Offences
Section 471: Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
In plain words
If the limitation period ends on a day the court is closed during its normal working hours, 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 1. Ins. by Act 45 of 1978, s. 33 (w.e.f. 18.12.1978).
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 (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. 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.