Particulars as to time, place and person and when manner of committing offence must be stated are defined under Section 212 and 213 of CRPC 1973. Provisions under this section is:
Section 212 of CRPC "Particulars as to time, place and person"
(1) The charge shall contain such particulars as
to the time and place of the alleged offence, and
the person (if any) against whom, or the thing (if
any) in respect of which, it was committed, as are
reasonably sufficient to give the accused notice of
the matter with which he is charged.
(2) When the accused is charged with criminal breach of trust or dishonest misappropriation of money or other movable property, it shall be sufficient to specify the gross sum or, as the case may be, describe the movable property in respect of which the offence is alleged to have been committed, and the dates between which the offence is alleged to have been committed, without specifying particular items or exact dates, and the charge so framed shall be deemed to be a charge of one offence within the meaning of section 219:
Provided that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.
Section 213 of CRPC "When manner of committing
offence must be stated"
When the nature of the case is such that the
particulars mentioned in sections 211 and 212 do not
give the accused sufficient notice of the matter
with which he is charged, the charge shall also
contain such particulars of the manner in which the
alleged offence was committed as will be sufficient
for that purpose.
Illustrations
(a) A is accused of the theft of a certain article
at a certain time and place. The charge need not set
out the manner in which the theft was effected.
(b) A is accused of cheating B at a given time and
place. The charge must set out the manner in which A
cheated B.
(c) A is accused of giving false evidence at a given
time and place. The charge must set out that portion
of the evidence given by A which is alleged to be
false.
(d) A is accused of obstructing B, a public servant,
in the discharge of his public functions at a given
time and place. The charge must set out the manner
in which A obstructed B in the discharge of his
functions.
(e) A is accused of the murder B at a given time and
place. The charge need not state the manner in which
A murdered B.
(f) A is accused of disobeying a direction of the
law with intent to save B from punishment. The
charge must set out the disobedience charged and the
law infringed.
CHARGE - FORM OF CHARGES
What are the contents of charge? Section 211 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973
JOINDER OF CHARGES
What is Trial for more than one offence?. Section 220 of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973