When the National Assembly passed the Criminal Procedure Act of 2025, it replaced a code that had been in place since 1933. - Advertisement -The key issue comes down to the difference between two words: discharge and acquittal. If a case ends without a verdict, that protection does not apply. Two questions are important: Should protection against being tried twice start once jeopardy attaches, rather than only after a verdict, as in the United States? They are what separate a real justice system from a state that can keep someone under threat of prosecution forever.