Formal accusation of a crime, usually made by the police after interrogation. The expression ‘charged with’ as applied to a crime is sometimes used in a limited sense, intending the accusation of a crime which preceded a formal trial. In a fuller and more accurate sense the expression includes the responsibility for the crime. Charge includes any head of charge when the charge contains more heads than one. [Cr. P. Code, S. 4];

Charge is a legal or equitable interest in land, securing the payment of money. It gives the creditor in whose favour the charge is created the right to payment from the income or proceeds of sale of the land charged, in priority to claims against the debtor by unsecured creditors; [See, s. 100 of the T.P. Act 1882]

Charge is an interest in company property created in favour of a creditor to secure the amount owing. Most charges must be registered at the companies Registry. A charge must contain the particulars as to the time and place of the alleged offence and these should be reasonably sufficient to give the accused notice of the matters he will have to face at the trial. [Kamala and Others vs. The State 15 BLD (HCD) 449; Nizamuddin Dhali vs. The State, 16 BLD (HCD) 580]