CHAPTER XXI TRIAL OF SUMMONS-CASES BY MAGISTRATES
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
When in a summons-case the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate, the particulars of the offence of which he is accused shall be stated to him, and he shall be asked whether he pleads guilty or has any defence to make, but it shall not be necessary to frame a formal charge:
Provided that if the Magistrate considers the accusation as groundless, he shall, after recording reasons in writing, release the accused and such release shall have the effect of discharge.
As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
1 question in 4 of our papers cite Section 274. Try these from the free papers:
1. In a summons-case, when the accused appears, the Magistrate considers the accusation groundless. Under the proviso to Section 274 of the BNSS, he shall, after recording reasons in writing, release the accused, and such release shall have the effect of: