Clause 16
Amendment of section 408A
of Courts (Civil and Criminal Justice) Reform Bill
BillNot in forceProvision 15 of 230
Clause 16
Section 408A of the Criminal Procedure Code is amended by deleting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:“(4) A single Judge of the relevant court may summarily give permission to withdraw a criminal motion, without the motion being set down for hearing, if every party to the proceedings consents to the withdrawal of the motion.”.