Supreme Court may order that accused be tried in County Court or Supreme Court
167 Supreme Court may order that accused be tried in County Court or Supreme Court
If—
an indictment against an accused is filed in the Supreme Court; and
the offence charged in the indictment may be tried by the County Court—
the Supreme Court may order that the accused be tried at a sitting of the County Court specified in the order.
If an indictment against an accused is filed in the County Court, the Supreme Court may order that the accused be tried at a sitting of the Supreme Court specified in the order.
Note to s. 167 inserted by No. 38/2022 s. 77.
Note
If an order is made under section 167(1) or (2), the Supreme Court may also order that a proceeding for a summary offence be transferred from the Supreme Court to the County Court under section 241A(1) or from the County Court to the Supreme Court under section 241A(2) (as the case requires).
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