Section 194: Where accused is defended.

(1) Where the accused is defended by counsel who states that no witness as to the facts will be called except theaccused, the Court shall require the accused to make his unsworn statement or give his evidence, as the case may be. Thereafter counsel for the prosecution may address the Court and counsel for the defence may reply and shall then call his witness (if any) as to the character of the accused. (2) Where the accused is defended by counsel who states that he intends to call witnesses as to the facts other than the accused, the Court shall call upon the accused's counsel to open his case and shall then require the accused, if he so desires, to make his own unsworn statement or give his evidence on oath, as the case may be, and thereafter to call his witnesses (including witnesses as to character). At the conclusion of the evidence for the defence counsel for the accused may address the Court and counsel for the prosecution may reply. (3) In any case where two or more accused are jointly tried and some accused are defended by counsel and others are not, the Court shall for the purposes of procedure deem all the accused to be defended by counsel.