CrPC 239 — When accused shall be discharged

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with
it  under  section  173  and  making  such  examination,  if  any,  of  the  accused  as  the  Magistrate  thinks  necessary  and
after  giving  the  prosecution  and  the  accused  an  opportunity  of  being  heard,  the  Magistrate  considers  the  charge against the accused to be groundless, he shall discharge the accused, and record his reasons for so doing.

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