CrPC Section 218 — Separate charges for distinct offences

Official Text

(1) For every distinct offence of which any person is accused there shall be a separate charge, and every such charge shall be tried separately:

Provided that where the accused person, by an application in writing, so desires and the Magistrate is of opinion that such person is not likely to be prejudiced thereby, the Magistrate may try together all or any number of the charges framed against such person.

(2) Nothing in sub-section (1) shall affect the operation of the provisions of sections 219, 220, 221 and 223.

Sections referred to

• CrPC §219 — Three offences of same kind within year may be charged together
• CrPC §220 — Trial for more than one offence
• CrPC §221 — Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed
• CrPC §223 — What persons may be charged jointly

Related Judgments

• KAMALANANTHA AND ORS. vs STATE OF TAMIL NADU — Supreme Court of India (2005)
• AMITBHAI ANILCHANDRA SHAH vs THE CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• KAMLA PRASAD SINGH vs HARI NATH SINGH & ANR — Supreme Court of India (1967)
• FULESHWAR GOPE vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNSS §241 — Separate charges for distinct offences