law: Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
  
  220.Trial for more than one offence.-
  (1) If, in one series of acts so connected
  
  together as to form the same transaction, more offences than one are committed
  
  by the same person, he may be charged with, and tried at one trial for, every
  
  such offence.
  (2) When a person charged with one or more offences of criminal breach of trust
  
  or dishonest misappropriation of property as provided in sub-section (2) of
  
  section 212 or in sub-section (1) of section 219, is accused of committing, for
  
  the purpose of facilitating or concealing the commission of that offence or
  
  those offences, one or more offences of falsification of accounts, he may be
  
  charged with, and tried at one trial for, every such offence.
  (3) If the acts alleged constitute an offence falling within two or more
  
  separate definitions of any law in force for the time being by which offences
  
  are defined or punished, the person accused of them may be charged with, and
  
  tried at one trial for, each of such offences.
  (4) If several acts, of which one or more than one would by itself or
  
  themselves constitute an offence, constitute when combined a different offence,
  
  the person accused of them may be charged with, and tried at one trial for the
  
  offence constituted by such acts when combined, and for any offence constituted
  
  by any one, or more, of such acts.
  (5) Nothing contained in this section shall affect section 71 of the Indian
  
  Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  
  Illustrationsto sub-section (1)
  (a) A rescues B, a person in lawful custody,
  
  and in so doing causes grievous hurt to C, a constable in whose custody B was.
  
  A may be charged with, and convicted of, offences under sections 225 and 333 of
  
  the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  (b) A commits house-breaking by day with
  
  intent to commit adultery, and commits, in the house so entered, adultery with
  
  B's wife. A may be separately charged with, and convicted of, offences under
  
  sections 454 and 497 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
  (c) A entices B, the wife of C, away from C,
  
  with intent to commit adultery with B, and then commits adultery with her. A
  
  may be separately charged with , and convicted of, offences under sections 498
  
  and 497 of the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  (d) A has in his possession several seals,
  
  knowing them to be counterfeit and intending to use them for the purpose of
  
  committing several forgeries punishable under section 466 of the Indian Penal
  
  Code(45 of 1860).A may be separately charged with, and convicted of, the
  
  possession of each seal under section 473 of the Indian Penal Code.
  (e) With intent to cause injury to B, A
  
  institutes a criminal proceeding against him, knowing that there is no just or
  
  lawful ground for such proceeding, and also falsely accuses B of having
  
  committed an offence, knowing that there is no just or lawful ground for such
  
  charge. A may be separately charged with, and convicted of, two offences under
  
  section 211 of the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  (f) A, with intent to cause injury to B,
  
  falsely accuses him of having committed an offence, knowing that there is no
  
  just or lawful ground for such charge. On the trial, A gives false evidence
  
  against B, intending thereby to cause B to be convicted of a capital offence. A
  
  may be separately charged with, and convicted of, offences under sections 211
  
  and 194 of the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  (g) A, with six others, commits the offences
  
  of rioting, grievous hurt and assaulting a public servant endeavoring in the
  
  discharge of his duty as such to suppress the riot. A may be separately charged
  
  with, and convicted of offences under sections 147, 325 and 152 of the Indian
  
  Penal Code(45 of 1860).
  (h) A threatens B, C and D at the same time
  
  with injury to their persons with intent to cause alarm to them. A may be
  
  separately charged with, and convicted of, each of the three offences under
  
  section 506 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
  The separate charges referred to in
  
  Illustrations (a) to (h), respectively, may be tried at the same time.
  (I) Where it is doubtful what offence has been
  
  committed.- A wrongfully strikes B with a cane. A may be separately charged
  
  with and convicted of, offences under sections 352 and 323 of the Indian Penal
  
  Code (45 of 1860).
  (j) Several stolen sacks of corn are made over to A and B, who knew they are
  
  stolen property, for the purpose of concealing them. A and B thereupon
  
  voluntarily assist each other to conceal the sacks at the bottom of a
  
  grain-pita and B may be separately charged with, and convicted of, offences
  
  under sections 41 and 414 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
  (k) A exposes her child with the knowledge
  
  that she is thereby likely to cause its death. The child dies in consequence of
  
  such exposure. A may be separately charged with and convicted of, offences
  
  under sections 317 and 304 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
  (l) A dishonestly uses a forged document as
  
  genuine evidence, in order to convict B, a public servant, of an offence under
  
  section 167 of the Indian Penal Code(45 of 1860).A may be separately charged
  
  with, and convicted of, offences under sections 471 (read with section 466) and
  
  196 of that Code.
  
  Illustrationto sub-section (4)
  (m) A commits robbery on B, and in doing so
  
  voluntarily causes hurt to him. A may be separately charged with, and convicted
  
  of, offences under sections 323, 392 and 394 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of
  
  1860).