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Section 23, The Appeals from Magistrates' Courts Ordinance

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After the hearing and determination by a Magistrateof any summons, charge, information or complaint, either party to the proceedings or the Attorney General even though he was not a party to the proceedings may, if dissatisfied with the said determination as being erroneous in point of law or as being in excess of jurisdiction, apply in writing within fifteen days after the said determination to the said Magistrate to state and sign a case setting forth the facts and the grounds of such determination for the opinion thereon of the Appeal Court, and such party, hereinafter called the appellant, shall within fifteen days after receiving such case transmit the same to the Appeal Court, first giving notice in writing of such appeal, with a copy of the case so stated and signed, to the other party to the proceedings in which the determination was given, hereinafter called the respondent.

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