Section 280 Earlier CrPC 257
Withdrawal of complaint
Chapter 21: Trial of summons-cases by Magistrates
If a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under this Chapter, satisfies the Magistrate that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw his complaint against the accused, or if there be more than one accused, against all or any of them, the Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023). As printed in the Gazette on 25 December 2023. Later amendments, if any, are not included.
Related sections
- 276Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty casesCrPC 253
- 277Procedure when not convictedCrPC 254
- 278Acquittal or conviction
- 279Non-appearance or death of complainantCrPC 256
- 281Power to stop proceedings in certain casesCrPC 258
- 282Power of Court to convert summonscases into warrant-casesCrPC 259