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 If the connected offences are subject to equal maximum rates of punishment, the court which has the power to address them is the court which is the first to accept the charge against any of them.

A court which has accepted charges against connected offences may try and adjudicate upon them all together.

If the court which has accepted charges against connected offences finds that it is appropriate for one of the offences to be addressed by a court which generally would have the power to address it had it not been connected with the others, the former court may, after having agreed with the latter court, order it to be charged before that latter court.

If, owing to the nature of the offence, the status of the accused, the number of the accused, the sentiment of most of the local people, or a different reason, there might be obstruction to a preliminary examination or trial or it should be feared that unrest or other danger might occur, the prosecutor or accused may petition the Chief of the Supreme Court of Justice to transfer the case to a different court. If the Chief of the Supreme Court of Justice grants the petition, he shall order transferring the case to the court specified by him.