BNSS §262
The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of.
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239. When accused shall be discharged.—If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 173 and making such examination, if any, of the accused as the Magistrate thinks necessary and after giving the prosecution and the accused an opportunity of being heard, the Magistrate considers the charge against the accused to be groundless, he shall discharge the accused, and record his reasons for so doing.
262.
(1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of documents under section 230.
(2) If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 193 and making such examination, if any, of the accused, either physically or through audio-video electronic means, as the Magistrate thinks necessary and after giving the prosecution and the accused an opportunity of being heard, the Magistrate considers the charge against the accused to be groundless, he shall discharge the accused, and record his reasons for so doing. Compliance with section 230. When accused shall be discharged. Procedure in cases instituted under sub-section
(2) of section 222.
What changedAI-inferred
When accused shall be discharged.
Old position
CrPC 239 is concerned with When accused shall be discharged. When accused shall be discharged
New position
BNSS 262 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of.. The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of documents under section 230
BNSS 262 (The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of.) preserves the framework of CrPC 239. BNSS 262 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 262 text: The...
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BNSS 262 (The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of.) preserves the framework of CrPC 239. BNSS 262 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 262 text: The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of documents under section 230.(2) If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 193 and making such examination, if any, of the accused, either physically or...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 239 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 262 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
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BNSS 262 (The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §239 → BNSS §262 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bnss/262.
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