Section 227: Court may alter charge
The Code of Criminal Procedure · Code of Criminal Procedure · Chapter XIX · in_force
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(1) Any Court may alter or add to any charge at any time before judgment is pronounced [* * *]. (2) Every such alteration or addition shall be read and explained to the accused.
Effective date: 1898-07-01
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Section 226: [Procedure on commitment without charge or with imperfect charge.] [Omitted by theSection 228: When trial may proceed immediately after alterationSection 225: Effect of errorsSection 229: When new trial may be directed, or trial suspendedSection 224: Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishableSection 230: Stay of proceedings if prosecution of offence in altered charge require previous
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