Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XVIII · The Charge
154. When manner of committing offence must be stated
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offence
“offence” means any act or omission made punishable by any law for the time being in force;
A is accused of the theft of a certain article at a certain time and place.
The charge need not set out the manner in which the theft was effected.
A is accused of cheating B at a given time and place. The charge must set out the manner in which A cheated B.
A is accused of giving false evidence at a given time and place. The charge must set out that portion of the evidence given by A which is alleged to be false.
A is accused of obstructing B, a public servant, in the discharge of his public functions at a given time and place. The charge must set out the manner in which A obstructed B in the discharge of his functions.
A is accused of the murder of B at a given time and place. The charge need not state the manner in which A murdered B.
A is accused of disobeying a direction of the law with intent to save B from punishment. The charge must set out the disobedience charged and the law infringed.