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After examining the complainant, Lalita, on oath and considering the result of an inquiry under section…

BNSS section 226 requires dismissal when the materials considered disclose "no sufficient ground for proceeding", with brief reasons recorded. Issuing process or committing…

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After examining the complainant, Lalita, on oath and considering the result of an inquiry under section 225, a Magistrate in Ajmer finds no sufficient ground for proceeding. Under section 226 of the BNSS, what shall he do?

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BNSS section 226 requires dismissal when the materials considered disclose "no sufficient ground for proceeding", with brief reasons recorded. Issuing process or committing the case would contradict that finding, and the section prescribes no automatic thirty-day holding period.

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