281. In any summons-case instituted otherwise than upon complaint, a Magistrate of the first class or, with the previous sanction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, any other Judicial Magistrate, may, for reasons to be recorded by him, stop the proceedings at any stage without pronouncing any judgment and where such stoppage of proceedings is made after the evidence of the principal witnesses has been recorded, pronounce a judgment of acquittal, and in any other case, release the accused, and such release shall have the effect of discharge.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 281 Power to stop proceedings in certain cases
Section 282 Power of Court to convert summons cases into warrant-cases
Section 283 Power to try summarily
Section 284 Summary trial by Magistrate of second class
Section 285 Procedure for summary trials
Section 286 Record in summary trials
Section 287 Judgment in cases tried summarily
Section 288 Language of record and judgment