Article 160: Joining Multiple Counts in One Charge
Statutory text (Thai original)
ความผิดหลายกระทงจะรวมในฟ้องเดียวกันก็ได้ แต่ให้แยกกระทงเรียงเป็นลำดับกันไปความผิดแต่ละกระทงจะถือว่าเป็นข้อหาแยกจากข้อหาอื่นก็ได้ ถ้าศาลเห็นสมควรจะสั่งให้แยกสำนวนพิจารณาความผิดกระทงใดหรือหลายกระทงต่างหาก และจะสั่งเช่นนี้ก่อนพิจารณาหรือในระหว่างพิจารณาก็ได้
English translation
Several offences may be joined in a single charge, but each count shall be separated and arranged in sequence. Each count may be treated as a charge distinct from the others. If the court thinks fit, it may order that the trial of any one or more counts be separated into a distinct case, and it may make such an order before or during the trial.
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Firm annotation
This section governs the joinder and severance of multiple counts in a criminal charge. It permits a single charge to carry several offences, provided each count is separately pleaded and numbered, and it lets the court sever counts into distinct cases in the interests of orderly trial management. Where related offences could have been brought together in one case, the joinder rule interacts with the Penal Code's cumulative-sentencing limits, such as Section 91, which caps aggregate imprisonment across counts. It gives the court flexibility to keep a manageable trial while preserving each count's separate identity.
Why this matters in practice
For defendants facing several counts, this section is where two practical issues meet: how the charge is structured, and how the sentences add up. Even where counts are joined, the aggregate imprisonment for related offences is capped by the Penal Code, so a long-looking indictment does not always mean an unlimited sentence. The court's power to sever counts can also affect strategy and timing. If you face a multi-count indictment, mapping the sentencing exposure count by count is essential.
Décisions de la Cour suprême interprétant cette section
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 4149/2567 (2024)
Where a charge alleges several offences with the times, quantities and values of each act separately described in sequence, they are several counts that may be joined in one charge under Section 160 paragraph one, provided each count is separated and arranged in order.
Employees were charged with repeatedly stealing from their employer, with each incident's date, quantity and value described in sequence. The Court held these were several counts properly joined in one charge under Section 160 paragraph one, and that reading the connected paragraphs together showed the counts were sufficiently pleaded.
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Arrêt de la Cour suprême n° 4943/2567 (2024)
Where two cases arose on the same day and at the same place and are so connected that they could have been filed as a single case under Section 160 paragraph one, consecutive sentencing is subject to the aggregate imprisonment cap in Penal Code Section 91(3).
Two cases with the same date and place were sufficiently connected to have been filed together under Section 160 paragraph one. The Court held that consecutive sentencing across the connected cases was therefore governed by the aggregate imprisonment cap under Penal Code Section 91(3).
Curated decisions with case numbers verified against the Supreme Court database. English renderings are the firm's editorial translation for study.
Cited in 31 Supreme Court decisions (1965 to 2024)
Décisions de citation sélectionnées
- Décision 4717/2564 (2021)
- Decision 4456/2564 (2021)
- Decision 4373/2564 (2021)
- Decision 2561/2562 (2019)
- Decision 12156/2558 (2015)
- Decision 8580/2558 (2015)
- Decision 3136/2556 (2013)
- Décision 3512/2552 (2009)
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Le plus souvent cité aux côtés de
- Article 91 du Code pénal thaïlandais 29
- Article 78 du Code pénal thaïlandais 24
- Article 90 du Code pénal thaïlandais 15
- Thai Penal Code s. 264 11
- Thai Penal Code s. 268 11
- Article 83 du Code pénal thaïlandais 10
Sections qui apparaissent le plus souvent dans les mêmes jugements que celui-ci. Le chiffre correspond au nombre de décisions.
Calculé sur l'ensemble du corpus de 83 652 décisions de la Cour suprême du cabinet, de 1921 à 2026. Le décompte est exhaustif ; la plage d'années indiquée élimine les valeurs aberrantes rares afin de refléter la répartition réelle des citations. Ces chiffres sont calculés par nos soins et ne constituent pas des statistiques officielles de la Cour. Comment nous les comptons et ce que nous avons mesuré
Foire aux questions
Est-il possible de retenir plusieurs chefs d'accusation dans une seule affaire pénale en Thaïlande ?
Oui. L'article 160 permet de regrouper plusieurs infractions en une seule accusation, mais chaque chef d'accusation doit être énoncé séparément et séquentiellement, et chacun peut être traité comme une accusation distincte.
Le tribunal peut-il dissocier certains chefs d'accusation en une affaire distincte ?
Oui. En vertu de l'article 160, le tribunal peut, s'il le juge opportun, ordonner que le procès d'un ou plusieurs chefs d'accusation soit séparé en une affaire distincte, soit avant, soit pendant le procès.
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