Offences of same kind within year may be charged together.
What this section does
Where a person is accused of more than one offence of the same kind committed within twelve months, they may be charged with and tried at one trial for up to five such offences. Offences are of the same kind when punishable with the same amount of punishment under the same section of the BNS or any special or local law. An offence and an attempt to commit it are deemed offences of the same kind.
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Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Accused · Court
- Time limit
- Offences must have been committed within twelve months from the first to the last offence
Derived from CrPC s.219.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 242, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 242 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.