Section 122: Intervention of DPP in private prosecution
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122. Intervention of DPP in private prosecution
Where a private prosecutor abandons the prosecution or wilfully neglects
(in the opinion of the Magistrate) to carry on the prosecution in a proper
manner, the Magistrate may stay proceedings and refer the matter to the
Director of Public Prosecutions who may direct any officer to continue the
prosecution and thereupon such prosecution may be continued by such officer without any change in the record being necessary.
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- If a private prosecutor abandons or neglects my case, can the Director of Public Prosecutions step in and continue it?