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Section 124: District for prosecution

DISTRICT AND INTERMEDIATE COURTS (CRIMINAL JURISDICTION) ACT, No · PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS

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124. District for prosecution (1) Where an offence has been committed partly in one district and partly in another, the prosecution may take place in either district. (2) Where the offence is committed in any harbour or arm of the sea or other water which forms the boundary between or is adjacent to 2 districts, the prosecution may take place in either district. (3) Where an offence has been committed near the boundary between 2 districts, and it is doubtful in which of the 2 districts the offence was committed, the prosecution may take place in either district. (4) Where a person is charged with having been an accomplice in the commission of an offence under section 37, 38, 39 or 40 of the Criminal Code, the prosecution may take place in the district in which the offence was committed. (5) This section shall not apply to the Intermediate Court.

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