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Whenever a charge is altered or added to by the court after the commencement of a trial, the prosecutor and the accused

  1. shall be allowed to recall or resummon and examine with reference to such alteration or addition any witness who may have been examined

  2. shall be allowed to recall or resummon and examine with reference to such alteration or addition any witness who may have been examined, unless the court for reasons to be recorded in writing, considers that the prosecutor or the accused, as the case may be, desires to recall or re-examine such witness for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice

  3. shall not be allowed to recall or resummon and examine with reference to such alteration or addition any witness who may have been examined

  4. shall not be allowed to recall or resummon and examine with reference to such alteration or addition any witness who may have been examined because such witness may be vexed

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Explanation

Under Section 217 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, whenever a charge is altered or added to by the court after the commencement of the trial, the prosecutor and the accused shall be allowed to recall or re-summon, and examine with reference to such alteration or addition any witness who may have been examined, unless the court for reasons to be recorded in writing, considers that the prosecutor or the accused, as the case may be, desires to recall or re-examine such witness for the purpose of vexation or delay or for defeating the ends of justice. 

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