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BWA-1939-L-61337
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Title_of_text
Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act, 1939.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Botswana
Subjects (Classification)
Criminal and penal law
Adopted on (Date of text)
1939-01-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Comprehensive legislation on criminal procedure. Divided into 22 parts, which deal with the following matters: criminal jurisdiction of courts, prosecution at the public instance, private prosecutions, prescription of offences, arrests, search warrants and seizures, preparatoy examination, bail, indictments and summons, procedure before the commencement of trial, procedure in case of insanity or other incapacity of an accused person, procedure after commencement of trial, witnesses and evidence in criminal proceedings, discharge of accused persons, previous convictions, judgement on criminal trial, punishments, costs and compensation, reconciliation, appeals, as well as pardon and commutation.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Code on-line
Author
Laws
Publisher
Government of Botswana
URL
http://www.laws.gov.bw/VOLUME%202/CHAPTER%2008-02%20CRIMINAL%20PROCEDURE%20AND%20EVIDENCE.pdf
File
BWA61337.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Separate copy
Page range
70 p.