Section 61 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 61 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Judge to decide in case of doubt of venue. It provides as follows:

(1) Whenever any doubt arises as to the Magistrates’ Court in which any offence shall be tried, a High Court Judge shall, upon the application of a Magistrate or the defendant, decide in which Magistrates’ Court the offence shall be tried.

(2) Any such decision of a High Court Judge shall be final and conclusive except that it shall be open to a defendant to show that no Magistrates’ Court in the State has jurisdiction in the case.