Section 54: Cases can be instituted together

1) A case may be instituted against the following persons upon the same charge sheet, report, complaint, plaint or memorandum of order:

(a) Persons who commit the same offence or different offences on the same occasion,

(b) Persons who commit one or more than one offence jointly or in connivance with each other,

(c) Persons who commit various offences related to each other.

2) In the case of the persons involved in the following offence, a case may be instituted upon the same charge sheet, report, complaint, plaint or memorandum of order:

(a) Attempt, criminal conspiracy to commit, or abetment of, the offence,

(b) Accomplice to the offence,

(c) Offence of possessing, buying, selling, giving or taking anything acquired from the offence,

(d) Offence of possessing, buying, selling, giving or taking anything with the intention of committing the offence, or

(e) Offence of hiding any person connected with the offence or aiding such person to abscond.