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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 416: Postponement of capital sentence on pregnant woman
- Section 333: When accused appears to have been of sound mind
- Section 81: Procedure by Magistrate before whom such person arrested is brought
- Section 170: Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient
- Section 88: Power to take bond for appearance
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- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2015
- National Commission for Backward Classes (Repeal) Act, 2018
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