Criminal Code (Cap. 9)

Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 602

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602. Where the indictment is not filed within the prescribed time, the court may, at the reque st of the accused, and after h earing the Attorney General, order the discharge of the accused, and t he provisions of article 434 shall, mutatis mutandis , apply: Provided that this provision shall not apply if at the time the request is made the indictme nt shall have been filed. Title VI OF JURORS Qualifications to serve as juror. Amended by: X.1858.3; X.1896.2; XXX.1934.19; L.N. 46 of 1965; XXXIII.1972.6; XLIX.1981.4; XIII.2018.24.

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