Section 248 of CRPC "Acquittal or conviction"
(1) If, in any case under this Chapter in which a
charge has been framed, the Magistrate finds the
accused not guilty, he shall record an order of
acquittal.
(2) Where, in any case under this Chapter, the
Magistrate finds the accused guilty, but does not
proceed in accordance with the provisions of section
325 or section 360, he shall, after hearing the
accused on the question of sentence, pass sentence
upon him according to law.
(3) Where, in any case under this Chapter, a
previous conviction is charged under the provisions
of sub-section (7) of section 211 and the accused
does not admit that he has been previously convicted
as alleged in the charge, the Magistrate may, after
he has convicted the said accused, take evidence in
respect of the alleged previous conviction, and
shall record a finding thereon:
Provided that no such charge shall be read out by
the Magistrate no shall the accused be asked to
plead thereto no shall the previous conviction be
referred to by the prosecution or in any evidence
adduced by it, unless and until the accused has been
convicted under sub-section (2).
Section 249 of CRPC "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.
Section 250 of CRPC "Compensation for accusation without reasonable cause"
(1) If, in any case instituted upon complaint or
upon information given to a police officer or to a
Magistrate, one or more persons is or are accused
before a Magistrate of any offence triable by a
Magistrate, and the Magistrate by whom the case is
heard discharges or acquits all or any of the
accused, and is of opinion that there was no
reasonable ground for making the accusation against
them or any of them, the Magistrate may, by his
order of discharge or acquittal, if the person upon
whose complaint or information the accusation was
made is present, call upon him forthwith to show
cause why he should not pay compensation to such
accused or to each or any of such accused when there
are more than one; or, if such person is not
present, direct the issue of a summons to him to
appear and show cause as aforesaid.
(2) The Magistrate shall record and consider any
cause which such complainant or informant may show,
and if he is satisfied that there was no reasonable
ground for making the accusation, may, for reasons
to be recorded, make an order that compensation to
such amount, not exceeding the amount of fine he is
empowered to impose, as he may determine, be paid by
such complainant or informant to the accused or to
each or any of them.
(3) The Magistrate may, by the order directing
payment of the compensation under sub-section (2),
further order that, in default of payment, the
person ordered to pay such compensation shall
undergo simple imprisonment for a period not
exceeding thirty days.
(4) When any person is imprisoned under sub-section
(3), the provisions of sections 68 and 69 of the
Indian Penal Code shall, so far as may be, apply.
(5) No person who has been directed to pay
compensation under this section shall, by reason of
such order, be exempted from any civil or criminal
liability in respect of the complaint made or
information given by him:
Provided that any amount paid to an accused person
under this section shall be taken into account in
awarding compensation to such person in any
subsequent civil suit relating to the same matter.
(6) A complainant or informant who has been ordered
under sub-section (2) by a Magistrate of the second
class to pay compensation exceeding one hundred
rupees, may appeal from the order, as if such
complainant or informant had been convicted on a
trial held by such Magistrate.
(7) When an order for payment of compensation to an
accused person is made in a case which is subject to
appeal under sub-section (6), the compensation shall
not be paid to him before the period allowed for the
presentation of the appeal has elapsed, or, if an
appeal is presented, before the appeal has been
decided; and where such order is made in a case
which is not so subject to appeal the compensation
shall not be paid before the expiration of one month
from the date of the order.
(8) The provisions of this section apply to
summons-cases as well as to warrant-cases.
TRIAL BEFORE A COURT OF SESSION
Cases instituted otherwise than on police report
Conclusion of trial