CrPC Section 239: When accused shall be discharged
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 19: Trail of warrant-cases by Magistrates
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
239. When accused shall be discharged.- 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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Other sections in this chapter
- 238. Compliance with section 207
- 240. Framing of charge
- 241. Conviction on plea of guilty
- 242. Evidence for prosecution
- 243. Evidence for defence
- 244. Evidence for prosecution
- 245. When accused shall be discharged
- 246. Procedure where accused is not discharged
- 247. Evidence for defence
- 248. Acquittal or conviction
- 249. Absence of complainant
- 250. Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause