In a case that is triable only in the General Division of the High Court, the accused shall be first produced before a Magistrate’s Court and the charge shall be explained to him but he shall not be called upon to plead thereto.
Section history
Section 173 — When accused first produced in court
As in force on 14 May 2021.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
- 14 May 2021 You are here
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 17 August 2026 Latest