Section 238: Defendant convicted or acquitted not to be tried again for same or kindred offence

(1) Without prejudice to section 226 of this Act, a defendant charged with an offence is not liable to be tried for that offence where it is shown that he has previously been:
(a) convicted or acquitted of the same offence by a competent court;
(b) convicted or acquitted by a competent court on a charge on which he might have been convicted of the offence charged; or
(c) convicted for or acquitted of an offence by a competent court other than the offence charged, being an offence for which, apart from this section, he might be convicted by virtue of being charged with the offence charged.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall prejudice the operation of a law giving power to a court, on an appeal, to set aside a verdict or finding of another court and order a re-trial.