CrPC § 169 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 169 CrPC — Release of accused when evidence deficient
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 189 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 189 — Release of accused when evidence deficient
If, upon an investigation under this Chapter, it appears to the officer in charge of the police station that there is not sufficient evidence or reasonable round of suspicion to justify the forwarding of the accused to a Magistrate, such officer shall, if such person is in custody, release him on his executing a bond or bail bond, as such officer may direct, to appear, if and when so required, before a Magistrate empowered to take cognizance of the offence on a police report, and to try the accused or commit him for trial.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 189 in full