272. 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.
BNSS Section 272: Absence of complainant
Section 272 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with absence of complainant. It replaces CrPC 249 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 272
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 249: Absence of complainant
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