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Criminal Law
Bare Acts
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
Section 236-285
Section 240
Section 266
Section 272
Section 245- When accused shall be discharged

If, upon taking all evidence referred to in section 244 the Magistrate considers, for reasons to be recorded that the case against the accused has been made out which, if unrebutted, would warrant his conviction, the Magistrate shall discharge him.
Nothing, in this section shall be deemed to prevent a Magistrate from discharging he accused at any previous stage of the case if, for reasons to be recorded Magistrate, he considers the charge to be groundless.

STATE AMENDMENT

WEST BENGAL:

In section 245, after sub-section (2), the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely:-

"(3) lf the eviderice referred to in section 244 are not produced in support of the prosecution within four years from the date of appearance of the aecused, the Magistrate shall discharge the accussed unless the prosecution satisfies the Magistrate that upon the evidence already produced and for special reasons there is ground for presuming that it shall be in the interest of justice to discharge the aceused."

[Vide W.B. Act 24 of 1968 sec. 5].
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