Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts Sri Lanka Consolidated ActsPower of Magistrate to discharge accused at any time
| 186. Anything herein before contained shall not be deemed to prevent a Magistrate from discharging the accused at any previous stage of the case, but he shall record his reasons for doing so: Provided that, if the Magistrate is satisfied, for reasons to be recorded by him, that further proceedings in the case will not result in the conviction of the accused, he shall acquit the accused. |