Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 227 is now BNSS 250(2).
Discharge · BNSS 250(1) is new, with no CrPC counterpart.
Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XVIII
s. 227
Discharge
If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the accused and record his reasons for so doing.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XIX
s. 250(2)of section 250
Discharge.
(2) If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the accused and record his reasons for so doing.
Text from India Code