What persons may be charged jointly
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Summary
Persons connected to the same transaction or to closely related acts can be charged and tried together. This covers principal offenders, abettors or attemptors, co-offenders who commit similar offences jointly within 12 months, and those who receive, retain, dispose of or conceal property said to be from the offence, including linked counterfeit-coin offences. If several people are charged separately, a magistrate or Sessions Court may still try them together on written request if no prejudice would result.
Example
Ravi breaks into a shop and steals electronics. Priya helps plan the theft, and Karan later buys and sells those stolen items. Under this section, Ravi (the thief), Priya (the abettor) and Karan (the receiver/disposer) may be charged and tried together.
Bare Act
Enacted textThe following persons may be charged and tried together, namely:-
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(a) persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction;
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(b) persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence;
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(c) persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of section 219 committed by them jointly within the period of twelve months;
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(d) persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same transaction;
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(e) persons accused of an offence which includes theft, extortion, cheating, or criminal misappropriation, and persons accused of receiving or retaining, or assisting in the disposal or concealment of, property possession of which is alleged to have been transferred by any such offence committed by the first-named persons, or of abetment of or attempting to commit any such last-named offence;
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(f) persons accused of offences under sections 411 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) or either of those sections in respect of stolen property the possession of which has been transferred by one offence;
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(g) persons accused of any offence under Chapter XII of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) relating to counterfeit coin and persons accused of any other offence under the said Chapter relating to the same coin, or of abetment of or attempting to commit any such offence; and the provisions contained in the former part of this Chapter shall, so far as may be, apply to all such charges:
Provided that where a number of persons are charged with separate offences and such persons do not fall within any of the categories specified in this section, the Magistrate or Court of Sessions may, if such persons by an application in writing, so desire, and if he is satisfied that such persons would not be prejudicially affected thereby, and it is expedient so to do, try all such persons together.
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