Criminal Code (Cap. 9)
Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 471
471. (1) A juror once impanelled must not, until the recording
of the verdict of the jury, absent himself or communicate with any
one except with the court, the other jurors, or the officer aut horized
to communicate with the jurors, save, in some special case, wit h
leave of the court.
(2) When a trial does not come to an end on the same day in
which the names of the persons t o serve as jurors have been dra wn,
the court may, unless it deems it prejudicial in the interests of
justice, allow the jurors to ret urn to their respective home on
condition that they present themselves in court on the day and time
to which the trial has been adjou rned, and on such other condit ions
that the judge may deem fit to im pose in the inter ests of justi ce.
No food or drink
to be given to
jurors after they
retire for
deliberation and
until their
verdict is
recorded,
without leave of
court.
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