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Section 268 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
268. When accused shall be discharged.
(1) If, upon taking all the evidence referred to in section 267, the Magistrate considers, for reasons to be recorded, that no case against the accused has been made out which, if unrebutted, would warrant his conviction, the Magistrate shall discharge him.
(2) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent a Magistrate from discharging the accused at any previous stage of the case if, for reasons to be recorded by such Magistrate, he considers the charge to be groundless.
Related Sections
- Section 88: Release, sale and restoration of attached property
- Section 375: Power of State Government to empower officer in charge to discharge
- Section 114: Assistance in Securing transfer of persons
- Section 124: Application of this Chapter
- Section 142: Power to release persons imprisoned for failing to give security
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