When can the accused be discharged under section 249 ........

Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973 Complaints to Magistrates

When can the accused be discharged under section 249?

When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent

when the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence,

when the Magistrate may, in his discretion, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused

All of the above

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Explanation:

Section 249 of Code of Criminal Procedure –
249. Absence of complainant. When the proceedings have been instituted upon complaint, and on any day fixed for the hearing of the case, the complainant is absent, and the offence may be lawfully compounded or is not a cognizable offence, the Magistrate may, in his discretion, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, at any time before the charge has been framed, discharge the accused.