Article 122 — Withdrawalof charges.

(1) With the permission of the court the public prosecutor may before judg- ment at any stage of the proceedings withdraw any charge other than a charge under Art. 522 (homicide in the first degree) or Art. 637 (aggravat- ed robbery). (2) Where the public prosecutor informs the court that the withdrawal of a charge is on the instructions of government, the court shall, if it is satisfied that the public prosecutor has been so ordered, grant permission to the public prosecutor to withdraw the charge. (3) Where no new charge is framed under the provisions of Art. 119 the ac- cused shall be discharged. (4) The court shall give reasons for allowing or refusing withdrawal of a charge. (5) The withdrawal of a charge under the provisions of this Article is no bar to subsequent proceedings.