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Which event ends the court’s power under section 239(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,…

Section 239(1) sets pronouncement of judgment as the cutoff. The stages of taking evidence or hearing argument do not create an earlier cutoff. Section 239(2) requires the…

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Which event ends the court’s power under section 239(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, to alter or add a charge?

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Section 239(1) sets pronouncement of judgment as the cutoff. The stages of taking evidence or hearing argument do not create an earlier cutoff.

Section 239(2) requires the court to read and explain the alteration or addition to the accused.

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Option A

The power may be exercised after evidence closes if the court has not pronounced judgment.

Option B

Beginning to take evidence does not end the power.

Option C

The court may alter or add to a charge at any time before pronouncing judgment.

Option D

The power remains available after arguments end if judgment has not yet been pronounced.

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