Section 64: Copy of examination of witnesses

64. Copy of examination of witnesses (1) Where a preliminary inquiry has been held pursuant to Part II of the District and Intermediate Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act, any person who is held on bail or committed to prison for an offence shall be entitled to require and have on demand, copies of the examinations of the witnesses upon whose depositions he has been held on bail or committed to prison, on payment of a prescribed fee. (2) Where the demand is not made before the day appointed for the commencement of the trial of the accused, the accused shall not be entitled to have a copy of the examination of witnesses, unless the Judge presiding at the trial thinks that the copy may be made and delivered without delay or inconvenience to the trial. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), the Judge may, where he thinks fit, postpone the trial where the accused has not received a copy of the examination of witnesses. [S. 64 amended by s. 3 (1) (a) of Act 11 of 2007 w.e.f. 21 July 2007; s. 3 (c) of Act 18 of 2011 w.e.f. 9 July 2011.]