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Section 173 — When accused first produced in court

Consolidated view is experimental and may be broken for certain provisions.

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173.When accused first produced in court

In a case that is triable only in the General Division of the High Court, the accused shallmust be first produced before a Magistrate’s Court and the charge shallmust be explained to himthe accused but hethe shallaccused must not be called upon to plead thereto.