Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · The Charge
147. Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
Feedback & supportWhere 2 or more charges are made against the same person and the person has been convicted on one or more of them, the prosecution may, with the consent of the court, withdraw the remaining charge or any of the remaining charges.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
The withdrawal has the effect of an acquittal on the remaining charge or charges withdrawn unless the conviction is set aside.
Where a conviction is set aside under subsection (2), and subject to any order of the court setting aside the conviction, the court may proceed with the trial of the charge or charges previously withdrawn.
subject
“subject” means a person who enters into a DPA with the Public Prosecutor.