235. (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 242:
Provided that the time included between the first and last of such dates shall not exceed one year.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 232 Commitment of case to Court of Session when offence is triable exclusively by it
Section 234 Contents of charge
Section 235 Particulars as to time, place and person
Section 236 When manner of committing offence must be stated
Section 237 Words in charge taken in sense of law under which offence is punishable