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Entry of verdict of not guilty by order of judge. 1967, c.80, s.17.
if
51. Where an accused person arraigned on an
indictment pleads not guilty and the prosecutor
proposes to offer no evidence against him, the court
before which the accused person is arraigned may,
it thinks fit, order that a verdict of not guilty
shall be recorded without the accused person being
given in charge to a jury, and the verdict shall have
the same effect as if the accused person had been
tried and acquitted.".
Addition of new
sections 654,
65B, 65C
6. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding, after
section 65, the following new sections -
and 65D.
"Proof of criminal
intent.
1967, c.80, s.8.
654. (1) A court or jury, in determining
whether a person has committed an offence
(a) shall not be bound in law to infer that he
intended or foresaw a result of his acts
or omissions by reason only of its being
a natural and probable consequence of those
acts or omissions; but
(b) shall decide whether he did intend or
foresee that result by reference to all the
evidence, drawing such inferences from the
evidence as appear proper in the circum-
stances.
(2) In this section, "court" includes a
District Judge or a magistrate.