Upon withdrawal of a preferring of charges the right to prosecute shall lapse.
Penal Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues this English expression as an unofficial translation; Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation.
Article 54
Withdrawal of Preferring of Charges · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
A preferring of charges may be withdrawn at any time prior to the pronouncement of a judgment. Such withdrawal must be effected by means of a formal declaration
The withdrawal shall be final as regards the facts to which it relates and the complaint may not be renewed.