If, after considering the statements on oath (if any) of the complainant and of the witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 225, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground for proceeding, he shall dismiss the complaint, and in every such case he shall briefly record his reasons for so doing.
Section 226 BNSS: Dismissal of complaint
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 203 CrPC
Bare Act text
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
Requires the Magistrate, if after considering the sworn statements and the result of any inquiry or investigation under section 225 he finds no sufficient ground for proceeding, to dismiss the complaint and briefly record his reasons.