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.]
240. Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges. When a charge
containing more heads than one is framed against the same person, and when a conviction has been had on
one or more of them, the complainant, or the officer conducting the prosecution, may, with the consent of
the Court, withdraw the remaining charge or charges, or the Court of its own accord may stay the inquiry
into, or trial of, such charge or charges. Such withdrawal shall have the effect of an acquittal on such charge
or charges, unless the conviction be set aside, in which case the said Court (subject to the order of the
Court setting aside the conviction) may proceed with the inquiry into or trial of the charge or charges so
withdrawn.
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CHAPTER XX
OF THE TRIAL OF 1[CASES] BY MAGISTRATES
241. 2[Procedure in trial of cases]. The following procedure shall be observed by Magistrates in the
trial of 1[cases.]
[241A. Supply of statements and documents to the accused.(1) In all cases instituted upon police
report, except those tried summarily or punishable with fine or imprisonment not exceeding six months,
copies of statements of all witnesses recorded under sections 161 and 164 and of the inspection
note recorded by an investigation officer on his first visit to the place of occurrence, shall be supplied free
of cost to the accused not less than seven days before the commencement of the trial:
3
Provided that, if any part of the statement recorded under section 161 is such that its disclosure to the
accused would be inexpedient in the public interest, such part of the statement shall be excluded from the
copy of the statement furnished to the accused.
(2) In all cases instituted upon a complaint in writing, the complainant shall,__
(a) state in the petition of complaint the substance of the accusation, the names of his witnesses and
the gist of the evidence which he is likely to adduce at the trial; and
(b) within three days of the order of the Court under section 204 for issue of process to the accused,
file in the Court for supply to the accused, as many copies of the complaint and any other
document which he has filed with his complaint as the number of the accused:
1 Subs. by the Law Reforms Ordinance, 1972 (12 of 1972), s.2 and Sch. for “summons cases”.
For enforcement of this amendment in the Provinces, see, para 2 of foot ntoe 3 on p. 40, supra.
2 Subs. ibid., for “Procedure in summons cases”.
3 Ins. ibid.
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