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Under Section 239 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the court may alter 'charge'

Section 239 BNSS (formerly section 216 CrPC) allows the court to add or alter a charge at any time before judgment is pronounced. The altered charge must be explained to the…

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Under Section 239 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the court may alter 'charge'

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Section 239 BNSS (formerly section 216 CrPC) allows the court to add or alter a charge at any time before judgment is pronounced. The altered charge must be explained to the accused, and the statute supplies safeguards against prejudice. It is neither confined to the pre-trial stage nor permanently barred after trial begins.

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