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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 280: Remarks respecting demeanour of witness
- Section 80: Procedure on arrest of person against whom warrant issued
- Section 103: Magistrate may direct search in his presence
- Section 389: Suspension of sentence pending the appeal; release of appellant on bail
- Section 458: Procedure where no claimant appears within six months
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