Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 137 was CrPC 118.
Discharge of person informed against.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. VIII
s. 118
Discharge of person informed against
If, on an inquiry under section 116, it is not proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made, should execute a bond, the Magistrate shall make an entry on the record to that effect, and if such person is in custody only for the purposes of the inquiry, shall release him, or, if such person is not in custody, shall discharge him.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. IX
s. 137
Discharge of person informed against.
If, on an inquiry under section 135, it is not proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made, should execute a bond, the Magistrate shall make an entry on the record to that effect, and if such person is in custody only for the purposes of the inquiry, shall release him, or, if such person is not in custody, shall discharge him.
Text from India Code