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Section 517 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023

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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