JURY.
No. 6 of 1887.
381
in criminal
case.
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16. In any information or indictment for a criminal offence, it shall be lawful for the Attorney General, by written notice to the Registrar, or for any Judge, on the application of any private prosecutor or of the person accused, to order a special jury to be summoned for the trial of the case and the Registrar shall forthwith form the panel of such jurors, and summon them in manner hereinbefore provided.
17. At the sitting of the Court, the names of all the jurors summoned shall be written on separate cards of equal size and put into a box, and the Registrar or Clerk of the Court shall, in open Court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained.
together.
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18.—(1) After the jury have been sworn or charged with the person accused, they shall be kept in some convenient place in Court apart by themselves (retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes only excepted, and then in charge of an officer of the Court), until the Judge has summed up the evidence and has left the case with the jury: Provided that if the Court adjourns during the hearing of the case (either during the sitting or at the end of a day's sitting) the Judge may either allow the jury to disperse, or may direct that they be removed in charge of an officer of the Court to some convenient place, there to take refreshment at their own expense and rest, until the Court reassembles, and such officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none save himself to speak to or to communicate with them without the leave of the Judge.
(2) If, after the case has been left with the jury, the jury desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the Court in some convenient place apart by themselves, but they shall be allowed reasonable refreshment at their own expense, with power also to retire alone only for personal purposes, until they are agreed upon their verdict or are discharged therefrom by the Court; and the officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them or speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict or to communicate between them and the Court.
19. The names of the persons drawn as jurors shall be marked on the list provided for in section 15, and the cards with such names shall be retained for use in case a new jury is required for a new case.
*As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 3 of 1911.
*As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
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JURY.
No. 6 of 1887.
381
in criminal
case.
*
16. In any information or indictment for a criminal offence, it Special jury shall be lawful for the Attorney General, by written notice to the Registrar, or for any Judge, on the application of any private prosecutor or of the person accused, to order a special jury to be summoned for the trial of the case and the Registrar shall forthwith form the panel of such jurors, and summon them in manner herein- before provided.
17. At the sitting of the Court, the names of all the jurors sum- Ballot for moned shall be written on separate cards of equal size and put into jury. t a box, and the Registrar or Clerk of the Court shall, in open Court, draw therefrom until a jury is obtained.
together.
*
18.—(1) After the jury have been sworn or charged with the Keeping jury person accused, they shall be kept in some convenient place in Court apart by themselves (retirement of individual jurors for personal purposes only excepted, and then in charge of an officer of the Court), until the Judge has summed up the evidence and has left the case with the jury: Provided that if the Court adjourns during the hearing of the case (either during the sitting or at the end of a day's sitting) the Judge may either allow the jury to disperse, or may direct that they be removed in charge of an officer of the Court to some convenient place, there to take refreshment at their own expense and rest, until the Court reassembles, and such officer shall be sworn that Ne will suffer none save himself to speak to or to communicate with them without the leave of the Judge.
(2) If, after the case has been left with the jury, the jury desire to withdraw for the purpose of considering their verdict, then they shall be kept by an officer of the Court in some convenient place apart by themselves, but they shall be allowed reasonable refresh- ment at their own expense, with power also to retire alone only for personal purposes, until they are agreed upon their verdict or are discharged therefrom by the Court; and the officer shall be sworn that he will suffer none to have access to them or speak to them himself, except to ask whether they are agreed upon their verdict or to communicate between them and the Court.
19. The names of the persons drawn as jurors shall be marked Empanelling on the list provided for in section 15, and the cards with such new jury
*As amended by No. 62 of 1911 and No. 03 of 1911.
As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
for new case.
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