Section 218 CrPC lays down that for every distinct offence of which an…

Question

Section 218 CrPC lays down that for every distinct offence of which any person is accused:

Accepted Answer

A. {'text': 'There shall be a separate charge and every such charge shall be tried separately', 'label': 'A'}

1. Section 218(1) CrPC requires a **separate charge for every distinct offence** and that every such charge be tried separately.
2. This protects the accused from having to defend bunched-up allegations.
3. Section 220 carves an exception: where one series of acts so connected as to form one transaction commits more than one offence by the same person, the offences may be charged together and tried at one trial.
4. The "single composite charge" rule is therefore the exception, not the default.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive Paper 1 — Jurisprudence, Interpretation & General Laws, Lesson 10 (Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973), pp. 244-249._

Answer

{'text': 'There shall be one composite charge and the entire trial shall always be conducted as one single trial', 'label': 'B'}

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{'text': 'There shall be a separate charge only when the offences are punishable under different chapters of the IPC', 'label': 'C'}

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{'text': 'There shall be one composite charge only when the offences are punishable under the same chapter of the IPC', 'label': 'D'}