137. If, on an inquiry under section 135, it is not proved that it is necessary for keeping the peace or maintaining good behaviour, as the case may be, that the person in respect of whom the inquiry is made, should execute a bond, the Magistrate shall make an entry on the record to that effect, and if such person is in custody only for the purposes of the inquiry, shall release him, or, if such person is not in custody, shall discharge him.
BNSS Section 137: Discharge of person informed against
Section 137 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with discharge of person informed against. It replaces CrPC 118 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 137
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 118: Discharge of person informed against
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