BNSS255
BNSS Section 255: Acquittal
Ch XIX · Trial Before a Court of Session
Gazette p.97
Verbatim · BNSS255. Acquittal.—If, after taking the evidence for the prosecution, examining the accused and hearing the prosecution and the defence on the point, the Judge considers that there is no evidence that the accused committed the offence, the Judge shall record an order of acquittal.
Corresponds (indicatively) to CrPC 232 of the repealed Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC → BNSS table
Cite as: Section 255, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)