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Withdrawal of the complaint in a summons case under Section 280 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha…

If the Magistrate permits withdrawal under section 280 of the BNSS (formerly section 257 CrPC) before final disposal of a complaint in a summons case, the accused against…

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Withdrawal of the complaint in a summons case under Section 280 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 results in

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If the Magistrate permits withdrawal under section 280 of the BNSS (formerly section 257 CrPC) before final disposal of a complaint in a summons case, the accused against whom it is withdrawn must be acquitted. The section does not make the result depend on a formal charge being framed; summons trials ordinarily proceed without one. Discharge is not the specified consequence of this permitted withdrawal.

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