8. In Sri Ram Varma v. The State (AIR 1956 All.
466), a Full Bench of the Allahabad High Court explained the
rationale behind Section 233 as under:
“The rules forbidding the joinder of charges have been
framed for the benefit of the accused. The underlying idea is
that if too many charges are grouped together against an
accused person, he might be handicapped or embarrassed in
conducting his defence. Moreover, there is a likelihood of the
jury or the Judge being unconsciously prejudiced against the accused when a large number of accusations are brought
against him.”
Used in Judgement of
Lahore High court
Criminal Proceedings
174343/18
2018 LHC 1157
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