Particulars as to time, place and person
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Summary
Charge must give enough particulars of the time, place and the person or thing involved so the accused has clear notice of the allegation. For criminal breach of trust or dishonest misappropriation of money or movable property, stating the gross sum or describing the property and giving a date range is sufficient instead of itemising or giving exact dates. The date range must not exceed one year, and such a charge is treated as one offence for trial purposes.
Example
Ravi runs a small shop. His employer accuses him of misappropriating Rs 50,000 between March and August and files a charge stating the gross sum and the March to August date range without listing each transaction. That charge is sufficient under this rule, provided the period does not exceed one year.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) The charge shall contain such particulars as to the time and place of the alleged offence, and the person (if any) against whom, or the thing (if any) in respect of which, it was committed, as are reasonably sufficient to give the accused notice of the matter with which he is charged.
(2) When the accused is charged with criminal breach of trust or dishonest misappropriation of money or other moveable property, it shall be sufficient to specify the gross sum or, as the case may be, described the movable property in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed, and the dates between which the offence is alleged to have been committed, without specifying particular items or exact dates, and the charge so framed shall be deemed to be a charge of one offence within the meaning of section 219:
Provided that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.
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