In a case that is triable only in the General Division of the High Court, the accused must be first produced before a Magistrate’s Court and the charge must be explained to the accused but the accused must not be called upon to plead thereto.
Section history
Section 173 — When accused first produced in court
As in force on 1 May 2023.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
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