When a person is found guilty of one of several possible offences under written law, but it is doubtful which of those offences he is guilty of, the court must record a conviction in the alternative, distinctly specifying those offences, and the offender must be punished for the offence carrying the lowest punishment if the same punishment is not provided for all.
Section history
Section 300 — Judgment in alternative
As in force on 20 December 2011.
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- 2 January 2011 Enacted
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