Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XLIII · Irregularities in Proceedings
421. Omission to frame charge
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Court
“Court” means the High Court, a Sessions Court, or a Magistrate’s Court of any class, as the context may require;
If the appellate court thinks that a failure of justice has been occasioned by the omission to frame a charge it shall order that a new trial be had.
*NOTE—Section 115 has been deleted by Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2006 [Act A1274]
w.e.f. 7 September 2007—see section 16 of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Act 2006
[Act A1274].
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