Section 19 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 19 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discharge of person for want of evidence. It provides as follows:

When a person has been taken into Police custody without a warrant, for an offence other than an offence punishable with death, the officer in charge of the Police Station or other place for the reception of arrested persons to which such person is brought shall, if after the inquiry is completed and he is satisfied that there is no sufficient reason to believe that the person has committed any offence, forthwith release the person.