(c) persons accused of more than one offence of the same or similar character committed
by them jointly;
NOTE :- See Section 200.
(d) persons accused of different offences committed in the course of the same
transaction;
(e) persons accused of offences which include theft, extortion or criminal
misappropriation and persons accused of receiving or retaining or assisting in the
disposal or concealment of property, the possession of which has been transferred by
offences committed by the first-named persons, or abetment of or attempting to
commit any of the last named offences;
(f) persons accused of offences under sections 353 and 356 of the Penal Code or either
of those sections in respect of stolen property the possession of which has been
transferred by one offence;
(g) persons accused of any offence under Chapter XVI or XVII of the Penal Code
relating to counterfeit coin or notes or revenue stamps and persons accused of any
other offences under the said Chapters relating to the same coin or note or the same
revenue stamp or of abetment of or attempting to commit any such offence; and
(h) persons accused of offences committed during a fight or series of fights one arising
out of another, and persons accused of abetting any of these offences; the provisions
contained in the former part of this chapter shall, so far as may be, apply to all such
charges.
Illustrations.
(a) A and B are accused of the same murder. A and B may be charged and tried together
for the murder.
(b) A and B are accused of housebreaking by night in the course of which A commits a
murder with which B has nothing to do. A and B may be tried together on a charge,
charging both of them with housebreaking by night and B alone with the charge of
murder.
(c) A and B are both charged with theft and B is charged with two other thefts committed
by him in the course of the same transaction. A and B may be tried together on a
charge charging both with the one theft and B alone with the two other thefts.
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