In a complaint warrant-case, the complainant is absent before charge and the offence is compoundable or non-cognizable. Under section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, how much…
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In a complaint warrant-case, the complainant is absent before charge and the offence is compoundable or non-cognizable. Under section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, how much time must the complainant be given to be present before discretionary discharge?
Seven days
Fifteen days
Thirty days
Sixty days
Answer and explanation
Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 requires thirty days' time to be given to the complainant to be present before the Magistrate exercises the stated discretion to discharge. The proceedings must be instituted on complaint, the complainant absent, the offence compoundable or non-cognizable, and charge not yet framed.
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