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Section 227 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
227.Discharge.-
If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the accused and record his reasons for so doing.
Related Sections
- Section 464: Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge
- Section 208: Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session
- Section 268: Power of State Government to exclude certain persons from operation of section 267
- Section 288: Return of commission
- Section 144: Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
Related Acts
- Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2017
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Act, 2017
- Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 2023
- The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
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