Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 280
Withdrawal of complaint
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BNSS Section 280 deals with withdrawal of complaint and replaces CrPC 257.
Bare act text — BNSS 280
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Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 280 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 280 (Withdrawal of complaint) replaces Section 257 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 257 is now BNSS 280.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 278 — Acquittal or conviction
- BNSS 279 — Non-appearance or death of complainant
- BNSS 281 — Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
- BNSS 282 — Power of Court to convert summons-cases into warrant-cases
- BNSS 283 — Power to try summarily
- BNSS 284 — Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
- BNSS 285 — Procedure for summary trials