Charge Format in English
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CHARGES
(See sections 211, 212 and 213 of the Criminal Procedure Code)
I. CHARGES WITH ONE HEAD
1.
a. I, (name and office of Magistrate, etc.), hereby charge you (name of accused person) as
follows:-
b. that you, on or about the day of, at, waged war against the Government of India and
thereby committed an offence punishable under section 121 (On section 121) of the
Indian Penal Code, 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. 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 Governor), assaulted President (or, as the case maybe,
the Governor), and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 124 (On section 124)
of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of this Court.
3. That you, being a public servant in the Department, directly accepted from (state the name) for
another party (state the name) gratification other than legal remuneration, as a motive for
forbearing to do an official act, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 161
(On section 161) of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of this Court.
4. 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 166 (On section 166) of the Indian Penal
Code, and within the cognizance of this Court.
5. 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 or be false, or did not believe to be true, and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 193 (On section 193) of the Indian Penal Code,
and within the cognizance of this Court.
6. 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 304 (On
section 304) of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of this Court.
7. 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 306 (On section
306) of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of this Court.
8. That you, on or about the day of, at, voluntarily caused grievous hurt to, and thereby committed
an offence punishable under section 325 (On section 325) of the Indian Penal Code, and within
the cognizance of this Court.
9. That you, on or about the day of, at, robbed (state the name), and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 392 (On section 392) of the Indian Penal Code, and within the
cognizance of this Court.
10. That you, on or about the day of, at, committed dacoit, an offence punishable under section 395
(On section 395) of the Indian Penal Code, 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.
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 241 (On section 241) of the Indian Penal Code, 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 241 of the Indian Penal Code, 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.
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 302 (On sections 302 and 304) of the
Indian Penal Code, 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
304 of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of the Court of Session.
3.
First- That you, on or about the day of, at, committed theft, and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 379 (On sections 379 and 382) of the Indian Penal Code, 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 382 of the Indian Penal Code, 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 382 of the Indian Penal Code,
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 retaining of property taken by such theft and
thereby committed an offence punishable under section 382 of the Indian Penal Code, and within
the cognizance of the Court of Session.
4. 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, or did not
believe to be true, and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 193 (Alternative
change on section 193) of the Indian Penal Code, and within the cognizance of the Court of
Session.
(In cases tried by Magistrate 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 379 of the Indian Penal Code, 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 Indian Penal Code 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 75 of the Indian Penal Code.
And I hereby direct that you be tried, etc.