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[s. 24 cont.]
General provisions as to indictments.
5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 90, s. 3.
17 of 1919, s. 4 (1).
17 of 1919, s. 4 (2).
Savings and interpretation.
c. 90, s. 8.
17 of 1919, s. 7.
Criminal Procedure.
respects (if the jury has been discharged) as if the trial had not commenced; and
(c) the court may make such order as to admitting the accused person to bail and as to the enlargement of recognizances and otherwise as the court thinks fit.
(6) Any power of the court under this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other power of the court for the same or similar purposes.
25. (1) Every indictment shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offence or offences with which the accused person is charged, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the charge.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice, an indictment shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, not be open to objection in respect of its form or contents if it is framed in accordance with the rules under this Ordinance.
(3) It shall be lawful for the judge to order further particulars of any charge to be delivered, in any case in which he deems it expedient to do so.
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26. (1) Nothing in sections 17, 19, 24 and 25 or the 5 & 6 Geo. 5, rules made under section 17 shall affect the law or practice relating to the jurisdiction of a court or the place where an accused person can be tried, nor prejudice or diminish in any respect the obligation to establish by evidence according to law any acts, omissions or intentions which are legally necessary to constitute the offence with which the person accused is charged, nor otherwise affect the laws of evidence in criminal cases.
(2) In section 24 and this section "the court" means the court before which any indictable offence is tried or prosecuted.
Filing of indictment.
Filing and service of indictment.
27. Every indictment, when so signed as aforesaid, shall be brought to the Registrar's office and shall be filed by him in the court.
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CAP. 221]
[s. 24 cont.]
General pro- visions as to indictments.
5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 90, s. 3.
17 of 1919, 8. 4 (1).
17 of 1919, s. 4 (2).
Savings and interpretation.
c. 90, s. 8.
17 of 1919, s. 7.
Criminal Procedure.
respects (if the jury has been discharged) as if the trial had not commenced; and
(c) the court may make such order as to admitting the accused person to bail and as to the enlargement of recognizances and otherwise as the court thinks fit.
(6) Any power of the court under this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other power of the court for the same or similar purposes.
25. (1) Every indictment shall contain, and shall be sufficient if it contains, a statement of the specific offence or offences with which the accused person is charged, together with such particulars as may be necessary for giving reasonable information as to the nature of the charge.
(2) Notwithstanding any rule of law or practice, an indictment shall, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, not be open to objection in respect of its form or contents if it is framed in accordance with the rules under this. Ordinance.
(3) It shall be lawful for the judge to order further particulars of any charge to be delivered, in any case in which he deems it expedient to do so.
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26. (1) Nothing in sections 17, 19, 24 and 25 or the 5 & 6 Geo. 5, rules made under section 17 shall affect the law or practice relating to the jurisdiction of a court or the place where an accused person can be tried, nor prejudice or diminish in any respect the obligation to establish by evidence according to law any acts, omissions or intentions which are legally necessary to constitute the offence with which the person accused is charged, nor otherwise affect the laws of evidence in criminal cases.
(2) In section 24 and this section "the court" means the court before which any indictable offence is tried or prosecuted.
Filing of indictment.
Filing and service of indictment.
27. Every indictment, when so signed as aforesaid, shall be brought to the Registrar's office and shall be filed by him in the court.
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