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Section 127: Finding lesser offence proved on charge of greater offence
- (1) When a person is charged with an offence consisting of several particulars, a combination of some only of which constitutes a complete minor offence and such combination is proved, but the remaining particulars are not proved, he may be convicted of the minor offence although he was not charged with it.
- (2) When a person is charged with an offence and facts are proved which reduce it to a minor offence, he may be convicted of the minor offence although he was not charged with it.
- (3) When a person is charged with an offence, he may be convicted of an attempt to commit such an offence, although the attempt is not separately charged.
Source: official text of The Navy Act, 1957 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Navy Act, 1957.