Section 242 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 defines how several offences of the same kind committed by the same person within the same time can be tried. This provision aims to make the judicial process more effective by allowing all connected charges to be tried together in a single trial, which helps in simplifying the process of law.

A person accused of having committed more than one offence of the same kind, within a period of twelve months, may be charged and tried together in one trial. But the number of offences to be tried together is limited to five at the maximum. This provision provides for the handling of cases efficiently when a person commits similar offences within a short period of time.

For the purposes of this section, offences are considered to be of the same kind if they are cognizable under the same legal provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or under any applicable special or local law.