Section 162:
consolidated text (as at 2017). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
162. Ability of accused to understand proceedings – Need for interpreter—
The appellant was convicted of importation of heroin while being a trafficker.
The proceedings were conducted in English and, at the end of the trial, the
appellant, an uneducated person from India, stated that he had not understood what the witnesses had said. His appeal was dismissed on the ground
that there had been no miscarriage of justice. Kunnath v State (1998).