CrPC 249 vs BNSS 272: Absence of complainant
Section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. All of the old wording is kept; nothing removed and 11 words added.
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CrPC section 249Absence 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.
BNSS section 272Absence 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 after giving thirty days’ time to the complainant to be present, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.
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