Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 437
437. (1) After the filing of the indictment, access to the
accused shall not be allowed, ex cept with the permission of the
court, or with the consent of the Attorney General.
(2) The court, before granting the permission applied for, shall
hear the Attorney General in the absence of the accused and wit h
closed doors. The court shall not grant permission unless it is
satisfied that such access will n ot be prejudicial to the ends of
justice.
Service of
indictment on
accused.
Amended by:
L.N. 46 of 1965;
LVIII.1974.68;
III.1976.2.
Substituted by:
LIII.1981.2.
Amended by:
IX.1982.2;
XIII.1987.5;
III.2002.103.
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