CrPC Section 239
Discharge (warrant cases instituted on police report)
BNSS Section 262— When accused shall be discharged.
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the CrPC.
In a warrant-case instituted on a police report, the accused may apply for discharge within sixty days from the date of supply of copies under section 230. After considering the police report, accompanying documents, any examination of the accused, and hearing both sides, if the Magistrate finds the charge groundless, he shall discharge the accused with recorded reasons.
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