Chapter XIX
Trial Of Warrant Cases By Magistrates
Cases instituted on a police report
Section 239 – When accused shall be discharged –
If, upon considering the police report and the documents sent with it under section 173 and making such examination, if any, of the accused as the Magistrates thinks necessary and after giving the prosecution and the accused an opportunity of being heard, the Magistrate considers the charge against the accused to be groundless, he shall discharge the accused, and record his reason for so doing.