# Section 517 of THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023 – BNSS

> Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.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.Explanati…

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Author: Sudhir Rao — Advocate, Supreme Court of India  
Category: BNSS  
Published: 2024-09-08

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**Exclusion of date on which Court is closed.**

**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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