Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
CrPC Section 473 in BNSS
§ 473 CrPC→§ 519 BNSS
Extension of period of limitation in certain cases. Section 473 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Extension of period of limitation in certain cases) corresponds to Section 519 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 were renumbered:
| CrPC | Provision | BNSS |
|---|---|---|
| 464 | Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge | 510 |
| 468 | Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of the period of limitation | 514 |
| 469 | Commencement of the period of limitation | 515 |
| 482 | Saving of inherent powers of High Court | 528 |
| 483 | Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence | 529 |
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