If several acts of which one or more than one would by itself or themselves constitute an offence but when combined constitute a different offence, the person accused of them may be charged with and tried at one trial for the offence constituted by those acts when combined or for any offence constituted by any one or more of those acts.
Section history
Section 136 — Acts forming one offence but when combined form different offence
As in force on 1 July 2025.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 31 August 2012 Revised edition
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 1 July 2025 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
Illustration
A robs B, and in doing so voluntarily hurts B. A may be separately charged with offences under sections 323, 392 and 394 of the Penal Code 1871 and A may be tried at one trial for those offences.