Recent Posts

6/recent/ticker-posts

Committal Proceedings



Committal proceedings are governed by the provisions of sections 243-263 of the Criminal Procedure Act. Committal Proceedings is defined by section 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act to mean proceedings held by subordinate court with a view to the committal of an accused person to the High Court according to section 244 of the CPA. Committal Proceedings may be necessitated by two factors, namely that the offence charged is not triable by Subordinate Courts or the DPP is of the opinion and advises the court accordingly that, the offence charged is not suitable to be determined in the subordinate court upon summary trial.

Post a Comment

0 Comments