Tender of pardon to accomplice.

What this section does

A Chief Judicial Magistrate or a first-class Magistrate may, at any stage of investigation, inquiry, or trial, tender a pardon to a person believed to be concerned in an offence triable exclusively by the Court of Session or punishable with imprisonment up to seven years or more, on condition of full and true disclosure. The Magistrate must record reasons and whether the tender was accepted; a person accepting the pardon is examined as a witness and kept in custody until trial concludes. Upon acceptance and examination, the Magistrate commits the case to the appropriate court without further inquiry.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Chief Judicial Magistrate · Magistrate of the first class · Accused/Accomplice · Court of Session · Court of Special Judge

Derived from CrPC s.306.