Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 600

600. (1) It shall be lawful for the Attorney General to withdraw any indictment which he may have filed, provided this is done before the accused pleads to the general issue of guilty o r not guilty, and in any such case a ll further proceedings shall be s tayed, and the accused shall be discharged; but when the accused shall CRIMINAL CODE [CAP. 9. 379 have pleaded to the general issue of guilty or not guilty, the indictment may not be withdrawn without the consent of the accused. not to operate so as to bar new proceedings on fresh evidence. (2) In either case, the withdraw al of the indictment shall not operate so as to bar the taking of entirely new proceedings aga inst the accused, on the discov ery of fresh evidence. Accused may not be found guilty of offence not charged in the indictment.