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Yusuf was tried by the Court of Session in Aurangabad and convicted of culpable homicide not amounting…

Section 337(1) of the BNSS bars a second trial for the same offence, or on the same facts for any other offence for which a different charge might have been made under…

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Yusuf was tried by the Court of Session in Aurangabad and convicted of culpable homicide not amounting to murder of Salim. The prosecution later wishes to try him for the murder of Salim on the same facts. Under section 337 of the BNSS, which statement is correct?

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Section 337(1) of the BNSS bars a second trial for the same offence, or on the same facts for any other offence for which a different charge might have been made under section 244(1), while the earlier conviction or acquittal stands. So "The second trial is barred while the conviction remains in force"; Illustration (c) to section 337 makes the same point. The State Government's consent under section 337(2) applies only to a distinct offence that could have been separately charged, and the gravity of the new charge or fresh evidence does not lift the bar.

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