CrPC Section 471: Exclusion of date on which Court is closed
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 36: Limitation for taking cognizance of certain offences
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
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.
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