CrPC § 257 · Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 257 CrPC — Withdrawal of complaint
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNSS 280 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 280 — Withdrawal of complaint
If a complainant, at any time before a final order is passed in any case under this Chapter, satisfies the Magistrate that there are sufficient grounds for permitting him to withdraw his complaint against the accused, or if there be more than one accused, against all or any of them, the Magistrate may permit him to withdraw the same, and shall thereupon acquit the accused against whom the complaint is so withdrawn.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNSS 280 in full