216. Court may alter charge. (1) Any Court may alter or add to any charge at any time before judgment is pronounced. (2) Every suchRead More →

217. Recall of witnesses when charge altered. Whenever a charge is altered or added to by the Court after the commencement of the trial, the prosecutorRead More →

218. Separate charges for distinct offences. (1) For every distinct offence of which any person is accused there shall be a separate charge and everyRead More →

219. Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together. (1) When a person is accused of more offences than one of theRead More →

220. Trial for more than one offence. (1) If, in one series of acts so connected together as to form the same transaction, more offencesRead More →

221. Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed. (1) If a single act or series of acts is of such a nature thatRead More →

222. When offence proved included in offence charged. (1) When a person is charged with an offence consisting of several particulars, a combination of someRead More →

223. What persons may be charged jointly. The following persons may be charged and tried together, namely- (a) persons accused of the same offence committedRead More →

224. Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges. When a charge containing more heads than one is framed against the sameRead More →

225. Trial to be conducted by Public Prosecutor. In every trial before a Court of Session, the prosecution shall be conducted by a Public Prosecutor.Read More →

226. Opening case for prosecution. When the accused appears or is brought before the Court in pursuance of a commitment of the case under sectionRead More →

227. Discharge. If upon consideration of the record of the case and the documents submitted therewith, and after hearing the submissions of the accused andRead More →

228. Framing of charge. (1) If, after such consideration and hearing as aforesaid, the Judge is of opinion that there is ground for presuming that theRead More →

229. Conviction on plea of guilty. If the accused pleads guilty, the Judge shall record the plea and may, in his discretion, convict him thereon.Read More →

230. Date for prosecution evidence. If the accused refuses to plead, or does not plead, or claims to be tried or is not convicted underRead More →

231. Evidence for prosecution. (1) On the date so fixed, the Judge shall proceed to take all such evidence as may be produced in supportRead More →