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applies to the filing of a fresh indictment. A fresh indictment includes a charge for the same offence as an offence charged in an indictment previously filed in court against that accused, or a related offence. The filing of a fresh indictment does not commence a new criminal proceeding. On the filing of a fresh indictment against an accused, proceedings in relation to a charge for the same offence or a related offence in an indictment previously filed in court against that accused are discontinued.