CrPC 239 vs BNSS 262: When accused shall be discharged
Section 239 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 262 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 98% of the old wording is kept; 1 word removed and 36 words added.
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CrPC section 239When 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.
BNSS section 262When accused shall be discharged
(1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of documents under section 230. (2) If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 193 and making such examination, if any, of the accused, either physically or through audio-video electronic means, 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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