Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 272
Absence of complainant
In one line
BNSS Section 272 deals with absence of complainant and replaces CrPC 249.
Bare act text — BNSS 272
272. Absence of complainant.
When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent, and the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may after giving thirty days’ time to the complainant to be present, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 249 → BNSS 272: It is added that the Magistrate may "after giving thirty days' time to the complainant to be present before proceeding further.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 272 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 272 (Absence of complainant) replaces Section 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 249 is now BNSS 272.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 267 — Evidence for prosecution
- BNSS 268 — When accused shall be discharged
- BNSS 269 — Procedure where accused is not discharged
- BNSS 270 — Evidence for defence
- BNSS 271 — Acquittal or conviction
- BNSS 273 — Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause
- BNSS 274 — Substance of accusation to be stated
- BNSS 275 — Conviction on plea of guilty
- BNSS 276 — Conviction on plea of guilty in absence of accused in petty cases
- BNSS 277 — Procedure when not convicted