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Section 97: What objection not allowed

DISTRICT AND INTERMEDIATE COURTS (CRIMINAL JURISDICTION) ACT, No · PART III: SUMMARY JURISDICTION

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97. What objection not allowed (1) No objection to a conviction shall be allowed or taken on the ground that there was some defect either in substance or in form in the information, warrant or summons, or on the ground that there was some variance between the information, warrant or summons and the evidence unless the objection was taken before the Magistrate or Intermediate Court. (2) No conviction shall be quashed on the ground of any defect in substance or in form in the information, warrant or summons, or for any variance unless the Magistrate or Intermediate Court has refused to amend the information and to adjourn the hearing, and unless the Court is satisfied that the appellant has thereby been misled or deceived and prejudiced in his defence.

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