Procedures

Can court discharge/acquitt accused in complaint case u/s 258.

In any summons case insti

In any summons case instituted otherwise than upon complaint,a m

In any summons case instituted otherwise than upon complaint,a magistrate of the first class or, with the previous sanction of the CJM/ CMM any other judicial magistrate may, for reasons to be recorded by him , stop The proceeding at any stage without pronouncing any judgement and where such stoppage of proceeding is made after the evidence of the principal witnesses has been recorded , pronounce a judgement of acquittal,and in any other case , release the accused, and such release shall have the effect of discharge.

Laxmi Kant Joshi has quoted correct provisions of law of the section under reference which answers the query appropriately.