CrPC Section 321 is now BNSS Section 360
- CrPC 321 (Withdrawal from prosecution) → BNSS 360 Withdrawal from prosecutionBNSS 360 adds that the victim must be heard before consent to withdraw is given.
Verbatim · BNSS 360360. Withdrawal from prosecution. —The Public Prosecutor or Assistant Public Prosecutor in charge of a case may, with the consent of the Court, at any time before the judgment is pronounced, withdraw from the prosecution of any person either generally or in respect of any one or more of the offences for which he is tried; and, upon such withdrawal,— (a) if it is made before a charge has been framed, the accused shall be discharged in respect of such offence or offences; (b) if it is made after a charge has been framed, or when under this Sanhita no charge is required, he shall be acquitted in …
Read the full BNSS Section 360 →
The BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 from 1 July 2024.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.