(a)the charge which the prosecution intends to proceed with at the trial;
Section history
Section 162 — Contents of Case for the Prosecution
As in force on 1 June 2015.
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The Case for the Prosecution must contain —
(b)a summary of the facts in support of the charge;
(c)a list of the names of the witnesses for the prosecution;
(d)a list of the exhibits that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial; and
(e)any statement made by the accused at any time and recorded by an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, which the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution.
Illustrations
(a) A is charged with theft of a shirt from a shop. The summary of facts should state the facts in support of the charge, for example, that A was seen taking a shirt in the shop and putting it into his bag, and that A left the shop without paying for the shirt.
(b) A is charged with conspiracy to cheat together with a known person and an unknown person. The summary of facts should state —
(i)when and where the conspiracy took place; and
(ii)who the known conspirators were and what they did.
(c) A is charged with robbery and 3 separate statements, X, Y and Z were recorded from him by the police at 3 different time periods. If the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the Case for the Prosecution statement Y, but not statements X and Z, the Case for the Prosecution must contain the entire statement Y. The Case for the Prosecution need not contain statements X and Z.