Singapore legislation
Regulation 25
Regulation 25
Meaning of alternative charge
Charges may be laid in the alternative where —
(a)
the allegations in the particulars are considered capable of supporting a finding of guilty of —
(i)
one of several offences; or
(ii)
a particular offence but, failing proof of one or more elements of that offence, another offence; and
(b)
only by trial may the actual offence, if any, be determined.