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A person is accused of theft on one occasion and grievous hurt on an unrelated occasion. Assume no…

Section 241 provides a separate charge and trial for each distinct offence by default. Its illustration uses theft and grievous hurt on separate occasions. The facts exclude…

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A person is accused of theft on one occasion and grievous hurt on an unrelated occasion. Assume no joinder provision applies. What does section 241 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, require?

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Section 241 provides a separate charge and trial for each distinct offence by default. Its illustration uses theft and grievous hurt on separate occasions. The facts exclude the statutory grounds for joining the trials.

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Option A

Distinct offences require separate charges under the default rule.

Option B

Section 241 and its illustration require a separate charge and trial for each distinct offence in these circumstances.

Option C

The stated facts exclude joinder and the default is separate trials.

Option D

Both alleged offences are addressed by the rule.

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