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Which one of the following sections deals with the withdrawal of a complaint under the Bharatiya…

"Section 280" of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 257 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) deals with the "Withdrawal of complaint" in a…

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Which one of the following sections deals with the withdrawal of a complaint under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023?

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"Section 280" of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 257 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973) deals with the "Withdrawal of complaint" in a summons-case, providing that if a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under Chapter XXI, satisfies the Magistrate that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw his complaint against the accused, the Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same and shall thereupon acquit the accused.

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