Section 73: No objection allowed to information
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73. No objection allowed to information
(1) No objection shall be allowed to the information, for any alleged defect in its substance or form, or for any variance which, in the opinion of the
Magistrate, is not material to the merits of the case between such information and the evidence adduced in support of the charge.
(2) Where any such variance or defect appears to the Magistrate to be
such that the party charged has been deceived or misled, the Magistrate may
amend such information and adjourn the hearing of the case to some future
day on such terms as he thinks fit.
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- Can I get the case adjourned if a defect in the information has deceived or misled me?