What do you understand by Charge sheet?

Charge sheet refers the legal document produced before the Court of law alleging that a particular person has committed an offence or offences. It is used to commence criminal cases in the Court of law. It is sometimes known as an information which is a legal document for commencing criminal cases in the High Court. 

It is the prosecution which is charged with the duty to draw appropriate charge or information.

The elements or contents of charge sheet are: 

a). Particulars of the accused person(s). This gives the name, age, tribe or Nationality and address; 

b). Particulars of the offence(s) and law applicable; 

c). Particulars of the offence stating briefly offence alleged to be committed, act or omission complained of, date, time, place, 

name of victim (if any), property involved (applicable) and the mental element of the crime if required for commission of the offence; and 

(d). Description of the person lying the charge i.e. his name, address, signature and the date the charge was prepared.

Duplicity.

The term duplicity means that the charge is double. A charge is said to be duplex where it contains two distinct offences in a single count.