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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
(3) A copy of any such direction shall be forthwith transmitted by the Attorney General to the Registrar, and shall be filed by the Registrar with the copy of the documents in the case, if any, transmitted to him by the Magistrate.
(4) When the Attorney General directs that a case shall be dealt with summarily under section 12 or that an inquiry shall be re-opened under section 13, the following provisions shall have effect:
(a) where the accused person is in custody, the Magistrate may, by an order in writing under his hand, direct the keeper of the prison to convey him or cause him to be conveyed to the place where such proceedings are to be held, for the purpose of being dealt with as the Magistrate may direct;
(b) where the accused person is on bail, the Magistrate shall issue a summons for his attendance at the time and place when and where such proceedings are to be held; and
(c) thereafter the proceedings shall be continued under the provisions of Part III or of Part IV of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890, as the case may be.
Power to the Court or Judge to bail accused person.
Institution of proceedings by Attorney General.
Right of Attorney General not to prosecute.
Bail.
15. The Court or a Judge may at any time, on the application of any accused person, order such person, whether he has been committed for trial or not, to be admitted to bail, and the recognizance of bail may, if the order so directs, be taken before any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace.
Institution of Proceedings.
16. On receipt of the documents relating to the case, the Attorney General, if he sees fit to institute criminal proceedings, shall institute such proceedings in the Court against the accused person as to him may seem legal and proper.
17.—(1) The Attorney General shall not be bound to prosecute an accused person in any case in which he may be of opinion that the interests of public justice do not require his interference.
(2) Whenever the Attorney General declines to file an indictment against any person committed to prison for trial for any indictable *
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 5 of 1904, No. 50 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912, No. 2 of 1912 and No. 8 of 1912.
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914
No. 9 of 1899.
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
(3) A copy of any such direction shall be forthwith transmitted by the Attorney General to the Registrar, and shall be filed by the Registrar with the copy of the documents in the case, if any, transmitted to him by the Magistrate.
(4) When the Attorney General directs that a case shall be dealt with summarily under section 12 or that an inquiry shall be re- opened under section 13, the following provisions shall have effect:
(a) where the accused person is in custody, the Magistrate may, by an order in writing under his hand, direct the keeper of the prison to convey him or cause him to be conveyed to the place where such proceedings are to be held, for the purpose of being dealt with as the Magistrate may direct;
(b) where the accused person is on bail, the Magistrate shall issue a summons for his attendance at the time and place when and where such proceedings are to be held; and
(c) thereafter the proceedings shall be continued under the pro No. 3 of 1890. visions of Part III or of Part IV of the Magistrates Ordinance, 1890,
as the case may be.
Power to
the Court or Judge to
bail accused person.
Institution of proceedings by Attorney General.
Right of Attorney
Bail.
15. The Court or a Judge may at any time, on the application of any accused person, order such person, whether he has been com- mitted for trial or not, to be admitted to bail, and the recognizance of bail may, if the order so directs, be taken before any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace.
Institution of Proceedings.
16. On receipt of the documents relating to the case, the Attorney General, if he sees fit to institute criminal proceedings, shall in- stitute such proceedings in the Court against the accused person as to him may seem legal and proper.
17.-(1) The Attorney General shall not be bound to prosecute an accused person in any case in which he may be of opinion that the to prosecute. interests of public justice do not require his interference.
General not
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Procedure
in case
Attorney
General declines to
file an indictment.
(2) Whenever the Attorney General declines to file an indictment against any person committed to prison for trial for any indictable
* As amended by No. 8 of 1912.
† As amended by No. 5 of 1904, No. 50 of 1911, No. 1 of 1912,
No. 2 of 1912 and No. 8 of 1912.
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