THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1898
(V OF 1898)
[22nd March, 1898]
An Act to consolidate and amend the law
relating to the Criminal Procedure
[1][249-A. Power of Magistrate to acquit accused at any stage. Nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to prevent
a Magistrate from acquitting an accused at any stage of the case if, after
hearing the prosecutor and the accused and for reasons to be recorded, he
considers that the charge is groundless or that there is no probability of the
accused being convicted of any offence.] [2]