Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
BNSS 280 was CrPC 257.
Withdrawal of complaint.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XX
s. 257
Withdrawal of complaint
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Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXI
s. 280
Withdrawal of complaint.
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Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.
Text from India Code