Section 46: Depositions – how taken

DISTRICT AND INTERMEDIATE COURTS (CRIMINAL JURISDICTION) ACT, No · PART II: PRELIMINARY INQUIRY AND COMMITMENT FOR TRIAL

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46. Depositions – how taken The witnesses shall be examined apart from each other, and their depositions shall be taken down in writing, by one of the clerks, read over to the witness and shall be signed by the witness, the Magistrate and clerk and in case of refusal or incapacity of the witness, the fact shall be recorded by the Magistrate and clerk.

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Must witnesses be examined separately and sign their own written depositions?