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Section 69: Objection to information

Criminal Procedure Act · PART III: PRE-TRIAL PROCEDURE

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69. Objection to information (1) An objection to an information for a formal defect apparent on the face shall be taken by demurrer or motion to quash the information before the jury is sworn. (2) The Court before which an objection is taken for a formal defect may, if it thinks fit, cause the information to be forthwith amended in such particular by an officer of the Court or some other person, and the trial shall then proceed as if no such defect had appeared. PART IV – ARRAIGNMENT

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