Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence.

What this section does

A person once tried by a competent Court and convicted or acquitted cannot be tried again for the same offence or on the same facts for any other offence for which a different charge could have been made, while the conviction or acquittal remains in force. Exceptions exist for distinct offences (with State Government consent), offences whose consequences were unknown at the time of the first trial, offences beyond the jurisdiction of the first Court, and cases of discharge under section 281 (with court consent). Dismissal of a complaint or discharge of the accused does not constitute an acquittal for this section.

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Procedure at a glance

Key actors

Court of competent jurisdiction · Accused · State Government

Derived from CrPC s.300.