CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
227. Discharge
250. Discharge
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CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973
227. Discharge.—If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted
therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge
considers that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the
accused and record his reasons for so doing.
Legacy / repealed by BNSS India Code — CrPC 1973
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
250. Discharge.—(1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days
from the date of commitment of the case under section 232.
(2) If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after
hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is
not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the accused and record his
reasons for so doing.
Current law India Code — BNSS 2023