Law Relating To Charges

1. Preliminary;

2. Contents of Charge;

3. Particulars as to Time, Place and Person;

4. When Manner of Committing Offence must be stated;

5. Words in Charge taken in Sense of Law under which Offence is Punishable;

6. Effect of Errors;

7. Court may alter Charge;

8. Recall of Witnesses when Charge Altered;

9. Separate Charges for Distinct Offences;

10. Three Offences of same kind within year may be Charged together;

11. Trial for more than one Offence;

12. Where it is Doubtful what Offence has been Committed;

13. When Offence Proved included in Offence Charged;

14. What Persons may be Charged Jointly;

15. Withdrawal of Remaining Charges on Conviction on One of Several Charges;

16. Discharge;

17. Framing of Charge;

18. When accused shall be Discharged;

19. Procedure where Accused is not Discharged;

20. Person Once Convicted or Acquitted not to be Tried for same Offence;

21. Revision;

22. Inherent Powers;

Appendix: Schedule I of Cr.PC – Classification of Offences