Court calculators

Dates and amounts that come up in daily practice. Each result shows the rule it applies. Check every result against the statute and the court calendar; it is a guide, not legal advice.

Limitation period

Limitation Act, 1963. The day from which the period runs is excluded under Section 12(1).

Proceeding

Date from which time runs

Days to exclude (for example, time taken to obtain a certified copy, Section 12(2))

Last day to file

Choose a date

If the last day falls on a day the court is closed, the filing may be made on the day it reopens (Section 4).
Delay in appeals and applications may be condoned on sufficient cause (Section 5). Section 5 does not apply to suits.

Default bail

Section 187(3) BNSS. The day of the first remand is counted, as held in Enforcement Directorate v. Kapil Wadhawan (2023).

Offence under investigation

Date of first remand

Right to default bail arises on

Choose a date

The right arises only if the police report is not filed within the period and the accused applies and is ready to furnish bail.
Under the NDPS Act, the Special Court may extend the period up to one year on the Public Prosecutor's report.

Section 479 BNSS

Release of an undertrial who has served part of the maximum sentence. Not available for offences punishable with death or life imprisonment.

Maximum sentence, years

and months

Date custody began

First-time offender, one-third

Choose a date

Any other undertrial, one-half

Choose a date

A first-time offender is one never convicted of any offence; release is on bond.
Delay caused by the accused is excluded. The relief is not available where more than one offence or case is pending against the person (Section 479(2)).

Interest

Simple or compound interest between two dates, for recovery suits and claims.

Principal, rupees

Rate, per cent a year

From

Method

Interest

Choose dates

Days are counted on a 365-day year.
Interest during and after a suit is in the court's discretion under Section 34 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Prepared by the chambers of Gagandeep Goel, Advocate. Last reviewed 14 October 2026.

Also see the Section 138 notice and complaint calculator and the BNS, BNSS and BSA section converter.