Section 84, THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACTS, 1965

(1) If on any trial for any of the offences mentioned in sections 25, 26, 27 and 28 of the Larceny Act, 1916, thefacts proved in evidence authorize the conviction for some other of the said offences and not the offence wherewith the accused or defendant is charged, he may be found guilty of the said other offence and thereupon he shall be punished as if he had been convicted on information or an indictment charging him with such offence, except that no person shall be convicted under this subsection of an offence, the maximum punishment for which is greater than that prescribed for the offence charged. (2) When a person charged with any offence against section 17 of the Larceny Act, 1916 (relating to embezzlement) and it is proved that he stole the property in question, he may be convicted of stealing it although he was not charged with that offence; and when a person is charged with stealing any chattel, money or valuable security he may, in like manner, be convicted of embezzlement, or of fraudulent application or disposition as the case may be. (3) When a person is charged with stealing any chattel, money or valuable security, and it is proved that he received the thing knowing it to have been stolen, he may be convicted of receiving although he was not charged with that offence. (4) When a person is charged with stealing and it is proved that he obtained the chattel, money or valuable security in question in any such manner as would amount under the provisions of the Larceny Act, 1916, to obtaining it by false pretences with intent to defraud, he may be convicted of obtaining it by false pretences although he was not charged with that offence. (5) When a person is charged with obtaining any chattel, money or valuable security by false pretences with intent to defraud and it is proved that he stole the property in question, he may be convicted of stealing it although he was not charged with that offense. (6) When two or more persons are charged with jointly receiving any property, and it is proved that one or more of such persons separately received any part of such property, such of the said persons as are proved to have received any part of such property may be convicted upon such charge. Persons charged with misdemeanour not to be acquitted if offence proved felony.