Section 205 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos

Section 205 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about View by court of locus. It provides as follows:

(1) Where it appears to the Court that in the interest of justice the Court should have a view of any place, person or thing connected with the case the Court shall, where the view relates to a place, either adjourn the Court to that place and there continue the proceedings or adjourn the case and proceed to view the place, person or thing concerned.

(2) The defendant shall be present at the view.

(3) In the case of any such view being had, the Court shall give such directions as it shall deem fit for the purpose of preventing communication between the witnesses and the defendant:

Provided that a breach of any such directions shall not affect the validity of the proceedings unless the Court otherwise directs.

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