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Section 517 BNSS — Exclusion of date on which Court is closed

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 154

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517. 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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