The prosecutor may withdraw any charge before plea at trial and only with permission of the Court after plea at trial.
Criminal Procedure Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes.
Article 97
Withdrawal of Charges · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
The withdrawal of a charge before plea is not a bar to subsequent proceedings but the withdrawal of a charge after plea is a bar to subsequent proceedings.
When the prosecutor seeks permission to withdraw a charge after plea, the Court shall give reasons for its decision to allow or refuse such permission.