CrPC § 227 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 227 CrPC — Discharge
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 250(2) 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 250 — Discharge
BNSS 250(2) is the part that replaced CrPC 227.
(1) The accused may prefer an application for discharge within a period of sixty days from the date of commitment of the case under section 232.
(2) If, upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused and the prosecution in this behalf, the Judge considers that there is not sufficient ground for proceeding against the accused, he shall discharge the accused and record his reasons for so doing.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 250 in full