Section 494Effect of withdrawal from prosecution

s. 494

494. Effect of withdrawal from prosecution Any Public Prosecutor may, with the consent of the Court, [* * *] 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 Code no charge is required, he shall be acquitted in respect of such offence or offences.

1. 513. The words and comma "in cases tried by jury before the return of the verdict, and in other cases" were omitted by section 2 and Schedule of the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1978 (Ordinance No. XLIX of 1978)