Code of Criminal Procedure
CrPC 348 is now BNSS 387.
Discharge of offender on submission of apology
Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XXVI
s. 348
Discharge of offender on submission of apology
When any Court has under section 345 adjudged an offender to punishment, or has under section 346 forwarded him to a Magistrate for trial, for refusing or omitting to do anything which he was lawfully required to do or for any intentional insult or interruption, the Court may, in its discretion, discharge the offender or remit the punishment on his submission to the order or requisition of such Court, or on apology being made to its satisfaction.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XXVIII
s. 387
Discharge of offender on submission of apology.
When any Court has under section 384 adjudged an offender to punishment, or has under section 385 forwarded him to a Magistrate for trial, for refusing or omitting to do anything which he was lawfully required to do or for any intentional insult or interruption, the Court may, in its discretion, discharge the offender or remit the punishment on his submission to the order or requisition of such Court, or on apology being made to its satisfaction.
Text from India Code