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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Section 494

Effect of withdrawal from prosecution: Any Public Prosecutor * * * may, with the consent of the Court, in cases tried

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Section 494 is part of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 - Effect of withdrawal from prosecution: Any Public Prosecutor * * * may, with the consent of the Court, in cases tried. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

a) if it is made before a charge has been framed, the accused shall be discharged [in respect of such offence or offences] ; and (b) if it is made after a charge has been framed, or when under this Code no charge is required, he shall be acquitted [in respect of such offence or offences].

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What does Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 Section 494 provide?

Section Section 494 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Effect of withdrawal from prosecution: Any Public Prosecutor * * * may, with the consent of the Court, in cases tried) is reproduced on this page as part of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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