CrPC § 249 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 249 CrPC — Absence of complainant
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 272 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 272 — Absence of complainant
When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent, and the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may after giving thirty days’ time to the complainant to be present, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 272 in full