Section 203 in The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
203. Dismissal of complaint.
- If, after considering the statement on oath (if any) of the complainant ... witnesses and the result of the inquiry or investigation (if any) under section 202, the Magistrate is of opinion that there is no sufficient ground
203 Cr.P.C. clothes a Magistrate to do so. It is true that
barring Sec. 204 (1) Cr.P.C., Sec. 203 Cr.P ... trial by another Magistrate
under Sec. 192 Cr.P.C. after the
examination under Sec. 200 Cr.P.C.
(See Clauses
under Section 202
of the Cr.P.C is made out, he shall issue the summons under Section 204
of the Cr.P.C otherwise ... Cr.P.C. The word "trial" is not defined in the
Cr.P.C but Section 4 of the Cr.P.C deals
wife as P.W.1 was recorded under Section 202 Cr.P.C. After recording the statement under Section 202 Cr.P.C., learned Magistrate ... from the inquiry made under Section 200 and 202 Cr.P.C. and has passed the order under Section 203 Cr.P.C. In addition
Section 203 Cr.P.C or whether process deserves to be issued
under Section 204 Cr.P.C. I extract Sections 203 and 204 Cr ... Section 203 Cr.P.C or to proceed to
conduct an enquiry under Section 202 Cr.P.C. Section 202 Cr.P.C
prior
offence either under Section 203 Cr.P.C or
under Section 204 of IPC. Section 203 of Cr.P.C deals with dismissal of
Criminal ... under Section 188 Cr.P.C. This Court directed that the respondent
may obtain sanction from Central Government under Section 188 Cr.P.C
contemplated under
Section 203 Cr.P.C. and not of any other earlier provisions in
the Cr.P.C.
14. When such a power ... forwarded the complaint
under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. In such a context, after
invoking the power under Section 203 Cr.P.C
facts was
dismissed under section 203 Cr.P.C. by him in I.C.C. Case No. 35
of 2004, the second complaint petition should ... party was dismissed on
19.11.2004 under section 203 Cr.P.C. in I.C.C. case No. 35 of
2004, the second complaint petition
police report under Section 173(2)
Cr.P.C. Complaint is defined in Section 2(d) Cr.P.C. which reads as
under:-
“2. Definitions ... under Section 203 Cr.P.C., the
Magistrate issues process under Section 204 Cr.P.C. Section 204
Cr.P.C. is in a separate
Magistrate examined the complainant under Section 200 , Criminal Procedure Code, and then and there dismissed the complaint under Section 203 , Criminal Procedure Code ... accused person has been discharged under Section 253 , Criminal Procedure Code, or 259, Criminal Procedure Code ; but it is clear that it has no application