Section 107Part 5 — Procedure for Committal of Accused for Trial before the Grand Court
Mode of trial upon committal to the Grand Court and preferment of indictment
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Every person committed for trial before the Grand Court shall be tried on an indictment preferred by the Director of Public Prosecutions, and such a trial shall be had by and before a Judge and a jury to be summoned, drawn and empanelled according to the Judicature Act (2021 Revision).
Every such indictment shall be drawn up in accordance with this Code and when signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions shall be filed in the office of the Grand Court together with such additional copies thereof as are necessary for service upon the accused person or persons.
In any such indictment the Director of Public Prosecutions may charge the accused person with any offence which, in the Director of Public Prosecutions' opinion, is disclosed by the written statements either in addition to or in substitution for the offence upon which the accused person has been committed for trial.
Cross References
- Section of Judicature Act
Judicature Act (2021 Revision)
Referenced By
- Section 108 — Voluntary indictment
section 107