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Section 268 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
268. When accused shall be discharged.
(1) If, upon taking all the evidence referred to in section 267, the Magistrate considers, for reasons to be recorded, that no case against the accused has been made out which, if unrebutted, would warrant his conviction, the Magistrate shall discharge him.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent a Magistrate from discharging the accused at any previous stage of the case if, for reasons to be recorded by such Magistrate, he considers the charge to be groundless.
Related Sections
- Section 54: Identification of person arrested
- Section 433: Procedure where Judges of Court of appeal are equally divided
- Section 272: Absence of complainant
- Section 51: Examination of accused by medical practitioner at request of police officer
- Section 430: Suspension of sentence pending appeal; release of appellant on bail
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