Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 292
Report of mutually satisfactory disposition to be submitted before Court
Where in a meeting under section 291, a satisfactory disposition of the case has been worked out, the Court shall prepare a report of such disposition which shall be signed by the presiding officer of the Court and all other persons who participated in the meeting and if no such disposition has been worked out, the Court shall record such observation and proceed further in accordance with the provisions of this Sanhita from the stage the application under sub-section (1) of section 290 has been filed in such case.
Why this exists
This step formalises the outcome of the private negotiation into an official court record, either sealing the agreed settlement with everyone's signatures for accountability, or cleanly returning the case to the normal justice system if talks fail, so no one is left in limbo.