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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
No. 9 of 1899.
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the use of the Attorney General, that is to say, the information, if any, the warrant of apprehension, if any, the depositions of the witnesses, the documentary exhibits thereto, the statement of the accused person, and the record of his evidence, if any, and the recognizances entered into.
(2) A certified copy of all such documents shall, either at the same time or as soon as possible thereafter, be transmitted by the Magistrate to the Registrar for the use of the Court.
(3) All exhibits, other than documentary exhibits, shall, unless the Magistrate otherwise directs, be taken charge of by the police, and shall be produced by them at the trial.
Referring back of Case.
Power to Attorney General to
case to be
12. If, after the receipt of the documents relating to the case, the Attorney General is of opinion that the accused person should not have been committed for trial but that the case should have been referred back dealt with summarily, the Attorney General may, at any time after such receipt, refer back such documents to the Magistrate with directions to deal with the case accordingly, and with such other directions as he may think proper.
Power to refer back case for
13.—(1) At any time after the receipt of the documents relating to the case and before the trial of the accused person, the Attorney General may refer back such documents to the Magistrate with directions to re-open the inquiry for the purpose of taking evidence or further evidence on a certain point or points to be specified, and with such other directions as he may think proper.
(2) Subject to any express directions which may be given by the Attorney General, the effect of any such reference back to the Magistrate shall be that the inquiry shall be re-opened and dealt with in all respects as if the accused person had not been committed for trial.
14.—(1) Any direction given by the Attorney General under either of the last two sections shall be in writing, signed by him, and shall be complied with by the Magistrate.
(2) The Attorney General may at any time add to, alter, or revoke any such direction.
* As amended by No. 1 of 1912.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
Further provisions as
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back of case.