CrPC § 240 — Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges

Statutory text (English)

When a charge
containing more heads than one is framed against the same person, and when a conviction has been had on
one or more of them, the complainant, or the officer conducting the prosecution, may, with the consent of
the Court, withdraw the remaining charge or charges, or the Court of its own accord may stay the inquiry
into, or trial of, such charge or charges. Such withdrawal shall have the effect of an acquittal on such charge
or charges, unless the conviction be set aside, in which case the said Court (subject to the order of the
Court setting aside the conviction) may proceed with the inquiry into or trial of the charge or charges so
withdrawn.

Source and verification

Source citation: CrPC (Act V of 1898) s.240: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE' (Act No. V of 1898, last amended 2017-02-16), p. 114, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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• Date not confirmed: Consolidated current text as published in the official Pakistan Code PDF (p. 114) — reflects all amendments recorded in the official footnotes up to ingest date 2026-09-15. Automated transcription; per-amendment…

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