Which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the 'withdrawal of complaint'?
Section 280 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 257 CrPC) allows a summons-case complainant, before the final order, to seek withdrawal for…
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Which provision of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with the 'withdrawal of complaint'?
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Section 280 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (formerly section 257 CrPC) allows a summons-case complainant, before the final order, to seek withdrawal for sufficient grounds; if permitted, the Magistrate acquits the accused against whom the complaint is withdrawn. Section 246 deals with persons who may be charged jointly, section 277 with the procedure when the accused is not convicted on his plea, and section 282 with conversion of summons-cases into warrant-cases. Withdrawal from prosecution by the Public Prosecutor under section 360 is a different mechanism, not the complaint-withdrawal section asked.
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