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Section 249 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
249.Absence of complainant.-
When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent, and the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.
Related Sections
- Section 243: Evidence for defence
- Section 368: Power of High Court to confirm sentence or annul conviction
- Section 186: High Court to decide, in case of doubt, district where inquiry or trial shall take place
- Section 337: Procedure where lunatic prisoner is reported capable of making his defence
- Section 338: Procedure where lunatic detained is declared fit to be released
Related Acts
- Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019
- Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
- Essential Defence Services Act, 2021
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Punjab Municipal Corporation Law (Extension to Chandigarh) Amendment Act, 2017
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