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(1) If a single act or series of acts is of such a nature that it is doubtful which of several offences the facts which can be proved will constitute, the accused may be charged with having committed all or any of such offences, and any number of such charges may be tried at once; or he may be charged in the alternative with having committed someone of the said offences. Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed. 80 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II— ___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 80 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY [Part II- ꯃꯐꯝꯑꯗꯨd ꯀꯔꯤ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯇꯧꯈ꯭ꯔꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕꯂꯩ꯫ (c) Aꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯈꯨꯊꯥꯡꯗꯁꯤꯜꯀꯌꯥꯑꯃꯂꯩ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯑꯁꯤꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯅꯔꯒꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯳꯷ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯀꯌꯥꯑꯃꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗꯃꯈꯣꯏꯕꯨꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯅꯕꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ꯫Aꯗꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯴꯱ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯁꯤꯜꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯄꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (d) Bꯕꯨꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ, Aꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇꯀ ꯭ ꯔꯤꯃꯤꯅꯦꯜꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯗꯤꯡꯑꯃꯂꯤꯡꯈꯠꯂꯤ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯣꯁꯤꯗꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯔꯝꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯂꯕꯁꯨ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕꯃꯔꯝꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯂꯕꯁꯨ, Bꯕꯨꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯈꯤ꯫A ꯑꯁꯤꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯲꯴꯸ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯑꯅꯤꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (e) Aꯅ, Bꯕꯨꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯌꯨꯝꯐꯝꯑꯃꯠꯇꯂꯩꯇꯦꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯂꯕꯁꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯇꯧꯔꯦꯍꯥꯏꯅꯂꯥꯟꯅꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯑꯗꯨꯗ, AꯅBꯒꯤꯃꯥꯌꯣꯛꯇ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯄꯤꯔꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅBꯕꯨꯑꯆꯧꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯑꯃꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯲꯳꯰ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ꯲꯴꯸ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗAꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (f) Aꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯇꯔꯨꯛꯀꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯏꯔꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ, ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯁꯥꯊꯤꯅꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯅꯏꯔꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯅꯝꯊꯅꯕꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗꯂꯥꯟꯗꯥꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯋꯤ꯫Aꯕꯨꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯱꯷ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲), ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯹꯱ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯹꯵ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (g) AꯅB, C ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡDꯕꯨꯃꯈꯣꯏꯗꯆꯦꯛꯁꯤꯟꯋꯥꯄꯤꯅꯕꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤꯃꯁꯥꯗꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯒꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯃꯇꯝ ꯑꯃꯠꯇꯗꯀꯤꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫Aꯕꯨꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯵꯱ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯳) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯑꯍꯨꯝꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯊꯪꯁꯤꯠꯅꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟ(a) ꯗꯒꯤ(g) ꯗꯄꯟꯈ꯭ꯔꯕꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯆꯥꯔꯖꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯃꯛꯇꯗꯆꯥꯡꯌꯦꯡꯇꯧꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(3) ꯒꯤꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫ (h) AꯅBꯗꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗꯂꯤꯅꯌꯩ꯫Aꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯱꯵ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯳꯱ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (꯱) ꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈꯤꯕꯆꯨꯖꯥꯛꯀꯤꯕꯣꯔꯥꯀꯌꯥꯑꯃA ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡBꯗꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤꯍꯨꯔꯥꯟꯈꯤꯕꯄꯣꯠꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯅꯔꯕ, ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯕꯨꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯅꯤ꯫ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗA ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡBꯅꯃꯁꯥꯃꯊꯟꯇꯃꯍꯩ-ꯃꯔꯣꯡꯒꯤꯀꯣꯝꯑꯃꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯂꯩꯕꯕꯣꯔꯥꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯣꯠꯁꯤꯟꯅꯕꯑꯃꯒꯑꯃꯒꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯥꯡꯅꯩ꯫A ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡB ꯑꯁꯤꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯱꯷ꯒꯤ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯵)ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (j) Aꯅꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯑꯉꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯃꯍꯥꯛꯅꯃꯔꯝꯑꯣꯏꯗꯨꯅꯁꯤꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯡꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯈꯤ꯫ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯐꯣꯡꯗꯣꯛꯄꯒꯤꯃꯍꯩꯑꯣꯏꯅꯑꯉꯥꯡꯑꯗꯨꯁꯤꯈꯤ꯫A ꯑꯁꯤꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯹꯳ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ꯱꯰꯵ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ (k) ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯲꯰꯱ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯔꯤꯕBꯕꯨꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯒꯤꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯄ ꯭ ꯔꯃꯥꯟꯑꯣꯏꯅꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯗꯣꯀꯨꯃꯦꯟ꯭ꯠꯑꯃꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯃꯑꯣꯡꯗAꯅꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯩ꯫A ꯑꯁꯤꯁꯥꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯴꯰(ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯳꯷ꯒꯄꯥꯒꯗꯕ) ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯲꯳꯳ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯌꯥꯏꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯴) ꯒꯤꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫ (l)AꯅBꯗꯂꯨꯠꯇꯧꯋꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯑꯁꯨꯝꯅꯇꯧꯕꯗꯃꯁꯥꯃꯊꯟꯇꯃꯍꯥꯛꯄꯨꯁꯣꯛꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫Aꯗꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯱꯱꯵ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ (꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌꯅ꯭ꯌꯥꯏꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳ꯒꯤꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ꯳꯰꯹ꯒꯤꯁꯕ-ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ(꯲) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ(꯴) ꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯇꯣꯉꯥꯟꯕꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯃꯔꯥꯜꯁꯤꯕꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯐꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕꯌꯥꯏ꯫