(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 31 December 2021.
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The text below is this provision as reproduced in the Revised Edition that came into force on this date. A revised edition consolidates the law without changing its substance, so editorial amendments — such as renumbering, updated citations and formatting — may have been made but are not shown as a redline.
(1)Where in any prosecution by a private person —
(b)an accused has been convicted and sentenced by a court,
there is to 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 may, by fiat, and on such terms and conditions as the Public Prosecutor thinks fit, permit a private person to pursue such appeal.