Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XVIII · The Charge
158. Court may alter or add to charge
Feedback & support(1)
Any Court may alter or add to any charge at any time before judgment is pronounced.
Court
Defined · s 2
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
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Every such alteration or addition shall be read and explained to the accused.
*NOTE―Section 242 of the Penal Code has been repealed by Act A327 w.e.f 31 March 1976.
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