Section 112:

112. Right of accused party to be given time and facilities for the preparation of his defence—A party convicted of larceny challenged his conviction on the main ground that he had not been informed of his right (a) to ask for a postponement of his trial to prepare his defence and (b) to cross-examine the prosecutor. HELD (i) it is up to an accused party to invoke his rights under the Constitution and not the duty of the trial Court to ascertain whether he requires time to prepare his defence and that there had been no infringement of section 10 (2) (c) of the Constitution and of section 68 (1) of the Intermediate and District Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Ordinance, (now the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act); and (ii) a Magistrate is not bound to tell the accused that he may crossexamine the prosecutor, who is not properly speaking a witness in the case. Bégué v R (1973).