CrPC § 118 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 118 CrPC — Discharge of person informed against
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 137 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the CrPC.
The law now: BNSS 137 — Discharge of person informed against
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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 137 in full