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Section 146 — Separate trial when accused is prejudiced

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

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146.Separate trial when accused is prejudiced

NotwithstandingDespite any other provision in this Code, where before a trial or at any stage of a trial, a court is of the view that an accused may be prejudiced or embarrassed in histhe accused’s defence because —

(a)hethe accused is charged with and tried at one trial for more than one offence under section 133, 134, 135, 136 or 145(1)(a); or

(b)hethe accused is charged with and tried at one trial with one or more other co-accusedco‑accused under section 143, 144 or 145(1)(b),

the court may order that hethe accused be charged and tried separately for any one or more of the offences.