I. CHARGES WITH ONE-HEAD
(1)(a) I,..............................................(name and office of Magistrate, etc.), hereby charge
you..............................................(name of accused person) as follows:—
(b) On section 147.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., waged war against the Government
of India and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 147 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of this Court.
(c) And I hereby direct that you be tried by this Court on the said charge.
(Signature and seal of the Magistrate)
[To be substituted for (b)]:—
(2)On section 151.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., with the intention of inducing the
President of India [or, as the case may be, the Governor of ..............................................(name
of State)] to refrain from exercising a lawful power as such President (or, as the case may be,
the Government) assaulted President (or, as the case may be, the Governor), and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 151 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,
and within the cognizance of this Court.
(3)On section 198.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., did (or omitted to do, as the case
may be) ............................................. , such conduct being contrary to the provisions
of..............................................Act .............................................., section..............................................,
and known by you to be prejudicial to.............................................., and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 198 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and within the
cognizance of this Court.
(4)On section 229.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., in the course of the trial of
..............................................before.............................................., stated in evidence that
“..............................................” which statement you either knew or believed to be false, or did
not believe to be true, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 229 of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and within the cognizance of this Court.
(5)On section 105.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., committed culpable homicide not
amounting to murder, causing the death of.............................................., and thereby committed
an offence punishable under section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and within
the cognizance of this Court.
(6)On section 108.—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of......................................................, at.......................................................,
abetted the commission of suicide by A.B., a person in a state of intoxication, and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023,
and within the cognizance of this Court.
(7)On section 117(2).—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., voluntarily caused grievous hurt
to..................................., and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 117(2)
of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and within the cognizance of this Court.
(8)On section 309(2).—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., robbed..............................................
(state the name), and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 309(2) of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and within the cognizance of this Court.
(9)On section 310(2).—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., committed dacoity, an offence
punishable under section 310(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the
cognizance of this Court.
II. CHARGES WITH TWO OR MORE HEADS
(1)(a) I,..............................................(name and office of Magistrate, etc.), hereby charge
you..............................................(name of accused person) as follows:—
(b) On section 179.—First—That you, on or about the..............................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., knowing a coin to be counterfeit,
delivered the same to another person, by name, A. B., as genuine, and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the
cognizance of the Court of Session.
Secondly—That you, on or about the...............................................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., knowing a coin to be counterfeit
attempted to induce another person, by name, A.B., to receive it as genuine, and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 179 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
(c) And I hereby direct that you be tried by the said Court on the said charge.
(Signature and seal of the Magistrate)
[To be substituted for (b)]:—
(2)On sections 103 and 105.—First—That you, on or about the.....................................
day of.............................................., at.............................................., committed murder by causing
the death of.............................................., and thereby committed an offence punishable under
section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the Court of
Session.
Secondly—That you, on or about the......................................day of........................................,
at.............................................., by causing the death of.............................................., committed
culpable homicide not amounting to murder, and thereby committed an offence punishable
under section 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the
Court of Session.
(3)On sections 303(2) and 307.—First—That you, on or about the.....................................
day of................................, at......, committed theft, and thereby committed an offence punishable
under section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the
Court of Session.
Secondly—That you, on or about the...............................................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., committed theft, having made
preparation for causing death to a person in order to the committing of such theft, and
thereby committed an offence punishable under section 307 of the Bharatiya Nyaya
Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
Thirdly—That you, on or about the........................................................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., committed theft, having made
preparation for causing restraint to a person in order to the effecting of your escape after the
committing of such theft, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 307 of
the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
Fourthly—That you, on or about the.................................................................day
of.............................................., at.............................................., committed theft, having made
preparation for causing fear of hurt to a person in order to the restraining of property taken
by such theft and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 307 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
(4)Alternative charge on section 229.—That you, on or about the......................................
day of......................................., at......................................., in the course of the inquiry
into.............................................., before.............................................., stated in evidence that
‘‘..............................................’’, and that you, on or about the..............................................day of
.............................................., at.............................................., in the course of the trial of,
....................................... before, stated in the evidence that ‘‘..............................................’’, one
of which statements you either knew or believed to be false, did not believe to be
true, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 229 of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
(In cases tried by Magistrates substitute ‘‘within my cognizance’’ for ‘‘within the cognizance
of the Court of Session’’.)
III. CHARGES FOR THEFT AFTER PREVIOUS CONVICTION
I,..................................................(name and office of Magistrate, etc.) hereby charge you
..............................................(name of accused person) as follows:—
That you, on or about the..............................................day of..............................................,
at.............................................., committed theft, and thereby committed an offence punishable
under section 303(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and within the cognizance of the
Court of Session (or Magistrate, as the case may be).
And you, the said ................................................................(name of accused), stand further
charged that you, before the committing of the said offence, that is to say, on
the...................................................... day of.............................................., had been convicted by
the..................................................(state Court by which conviction was had)
at..............................................of an offence punishable under Chapter XVII of the Bharatiya
Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with imprisonment for a term of three years, that is to say, the offence of
house-breaking by night..............................................(describe the offence in the words used
in the section under which the accused was convicted), which conviction is still in full force
and effect, and that you are thereby liable to enhanced punishment under section 13 of the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
And I hereby direct that you be tried, etc.