(a)an offence under section 172 to 188, 193 to 196, 199, 200, 205 to 211, 228, 376C, 376G or 505 of the Penal Code;2012Code 2012(Cap. 224);2012·20211871;2021
Section history
Section 10 — Consent required for prosecution of certain offences
Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.
Amendments
(1)A prosecution for —
(b)an offence under Chapter VA,20215A,2021 VI202162021 (except section 127) or XVIII2021182021 of the Penal Code;2021Code 1871;2021
(c)an offence under Chapter XXI2021212021 of the Penal Code;2021Code 1871;2021 or
(d)an abetment of, or an attempt to commit, any offence referred to2021mentioned2021 in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c),
must not be instituted except with the consent of the Public Prosecutor.
(2)A person may be charged or arrested, or a warrant for his2021the person’s2021 arrest may be issued and executed, and any such person may be remanded in custody or released on bail, notwithstanding2021even2021 that2021though2021 the consent of the Public Prosecutor has not been obtained, but the case shall2021must2021 not be further prosecuted until that consent has been obtained.
(3)When a person is brought before a court before the Public Prosecutor has consented to the prosecution, the charge shall2021must2021 be explained to him2021the person2021 but he2021the2021 shall2021person must2021 not be called upon to plead.
(4)The consent of the Public Prosecutor —
(a)need not refer to a particular offence but may be expressed in general terms; and
(b)must as far as practicable specify the place in which and the occasion on which the offence was committed.
(5)No consent shall remain2021remains2021 in force unless acted upon within one month from the date on which it was given.
(6)Subsections (2) to (5) shall2021 also apply in respect of every consent of the Public Prosecutor which is required to be obtained under any other written law before proceedings in respect of an offence may be instituted.