Charges under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita: procedural templates for framing single, multi-head and prior-conviction theft charges.

Form No. 33 sets out templates for framing charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: single-head charges require identification of magistrate and accused, a concise factual averment tied to a named section, and a direction for trial within the court's cognizance; multi-head charges require sequentially numbered heads or alternatives each linking factual particulars to specific statutory offences and cognizance; theft-after-previous-conviction charges pair the substantive theft allegation with an averment of an earlier conviction that triggers enhanced punishment.

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