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Legislative Assemble Debates. Monday 12th September 1932 : Official Report

1932

Now the only difference between the existing law and the law that will be if this Bill is passed is this —under the existing law in addtion to the right of going to the High Court there is a further right — directly an intimation is made that the accused is going to the High Court that automatically stops the progress of the case. [...] But may I ask if the Honourable the Mover of the Bill paid any attention to the other side of the question l He put before the House only one side of the question viz. [...] The other side is that it will be wholly ufair to the accused if he has to depend only on the technicality of applying at the commencement of the proceedings and on the mercy of the magistrate or the court to give an adjournment or not. [...] The fact that the Joint Committee accepted the report of the Lowndes Committee clearly shows that they conceded that the mischief which was being done to the accused persons overweighed the abuse that the accused was capable of doing. [...] If an appliction is made before the commencement and the court proceeds with the case for some days naturally the accused will be busy with the case and will not be able to apply to the High Court for transfer and yet when the last witness is examined the accused asks for an adjournment the magistrate could refuse to give time on the plea that he had already an opportunity to move the High C
government politics public policy
Pages
113
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100003
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Frontmatter
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Legislative Assembly The Code of Criminal Procedure ( Amendment ) Bill
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Legislative Assembly Monday 12th September 1932
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