(a)an accused has been acquitted by a court; or
Section history
Section 376 — Appeal against acquittal and sentence in private prosecutions
As in force on 20 July 2011.
Timeline 3 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 20 July 2011 You are here
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(1)Where in any prosecution by a private person —
(b)an accused has been convicted and sentenced by a court,
there shall be no appeal against the acquittal or the sentence, as the case may be, by the private person.
(2)The Public Prosecutor may appeal against any judgment, sentence or order of a court in a private prosecution or he may, by fiat, and on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit, permit a private person to pursue such appeal.