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Section 153, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

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(1) A committal warrant duly signed by a Magistrate,including a statement made by the defendant before the Magistrate, shall be tendered in evidence by the prosecution before the close of it’s case. (2) Where a trial commenced without committal proceedings, the order of the Judge to- (a) give his consent for the preferment of the indictment and arrest of the defendant; (b) fix the date of the trial; or (c) arrest the defendant and fix the date of the trial in the case of an ex-officio information filed by the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice shall be tendered by the prosecution before the close of the it’s case. (3) Where a Court orders the joint trial of offences charged in separate indictment, or, for defendants charged in separate indictments, that order shall be tendered by the prosecution before the close of it's case, in addition to the committal warrant or order of the Judge made pursuant to section 126.

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