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Which of the following persons may be charged and tried together under Section 246 of the Bharatiya…

Section 246 BNSS (formerly section 223 CrPC) permits a joint trial for people accused of the same offence in the same transaction and for an offender together with alleged…

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Which of the following persons may be charged and tried together under Section 246 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
(I) Persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the different transaction
(II) Persons accused of the same offence committed in the course of the same transaction
(III) Persons accused of more than one offence of the same kind, within the meaning of section 242 committed by them jointly within the period of twenty four months
(IV) Persons accused of an offence and persons accused of abetment of, or attempt to commit, such offence

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Section 246 BNSS (formerly section 223 CrPC) permits a joint trial for people accused of the same offence in the same transaction and for an offender together with alleged abettors or attempters. The listed category for different offences also requires the same transaction. Jointly committed offences of the same kind (within the meaning of section 242) use a twelve-month period, so the twenty-four-month statement is incorrect.

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