315Offences involving circumstances of aggravation

315 Offences involving circumstances of aggravation (1) Upon an indictment charging a person with an offence committed with circumstances of aggravation he may be found guilty alternatively of the offence charged without any of such circumstances of aggravation or of the offence charged with any other circumstances of lesser aggravation contained in the section defining that offence. (2) Upon an indictment charging a person with an offence of such a nature that he may be found guilty alternatively of some other offence, he may be found guilty of that other offence with or without any circumstance of aggravation prescribed for that offence.

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