Section 67A: Information
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67A. Information
(1) An information lodged before the Intermediate Court may contain any
number of counts.
(2) An information lodged before a District Court may contain any number of counts not exceeding 3.
(3) Where the Intermediate Court or a District Court is satisfied that by a
joinder of counts in an information an accused may be prejudiced in his
defence, the Court may restrict the prosecutor to the proof of one or more of
the counts against the accused as the Court thinks just.
(4) The Court may find an accused guilty of any lesser offence included
in the offence charged, and acquit him of the rest of the charge, or may
convict on one or several counts and acquit on the others.
(5) Where an accused is convicted on 2 or more counts of an information, the penalties inflicted on the counts shall not together exceed the
maximum penalty which the Court is empowered to inflict.
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Questions this section answers
- How many separate counts can be included in a charge against me before a District Court?
- Can I be found guilty of a lesser offence than the one I was originally charged with?