Section 421
Omission to frame charge
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Section 421
(1)
No finding or sentence pronounced or passed shall be deemed invalid merely on the ground that no charge was framed unless, in the opinion of the appellate court, a failure of justice has been occasioned thereby.
(2)
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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