CrPC § 224 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 224 CrPC — Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 247 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 247 — Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
When a charge containing more heads than one is framed against the same person, and when a conviction has been had on one or more of them, the complainant, or the officer conducting the prosecution, may, with the consent of the Court, withdraw the remaining charge or charges, or the Court of its own accord may stay the inquiry into, or trial of, such charge or charges and such withdrawal shall have the effect of an acquittal on such charge or charges, unless the conviction be set aside, in which case the said Court (subject to the order of the Court setting aside the conviction) may proceed with the inquiry into, or trial of, the charge or charges so withdrawn.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 247 in full