Section 170
Person charged with offence can be convicted of another
ActIn forceProvision 80 of 220
Section 170
Where a person is charged with an offence and facts are proved which constitute another offence, he may be convicted of that other offence although he was not charged with it:
Provided that he may not be so convicted of any offence with a greater maximum sentence than that prescribed for the offence with which he was charged.