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| (1) Every charge under this Code shall state the offence with which the accused is charged. |
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| (2) If the law which creates the offence gives it any specific name, the offence may be described in the charge by that name only. |
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| (3) If the law which creates the offence does not give it any specific name, so much of the definition of the offence must be stated as will give the accused notice of the matter with which he is charged. |
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| (4) The law and section of the law under which the offence said to have been committed is punishable shall be mentioned in the charge. |
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| (5) The fact that the charge is made is equivalent to a statement that every legal condition required by law to constitute the offence charged was fulfilled in the particular case. |
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| (6) The charge shall when it is preferred, whether at the inquiry preliminary to committal for trial or at the trial, be read to the accused in a language which be understands. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts