Section 226 BNSS: CHAPTER XVII COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE MAGISTRATES
Official criminal procedure provision under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
Official Statutory Wording (100% Legally Correct)
If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 225, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding, he shall dismiss the complaint, and in every such case he shall briefly record his reasons for so doing.
Simplified Legal Summary
This section details the statutory rules, frameworks, and procedures under Section 226 of the BNSS.
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