Section 266 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 266 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Magistrate may adjourn where defendant cannot appear. It provides as follows: If a Court is satisfied that a defendant who has been remanded is, by reason of illness or accident,…

Section 265 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 265 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Court shall bring up defendant during remand. It provides as follows: During remand, the Court may order the defendant to be brought before it.

Section 264 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 264 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Court shall remand defendant in custody. It provides as follows: (1) Any person arrested for any offence triable on information shall within a reasonable time of arrest be brought before…

Section 263 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 263 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Witness arrested under warrant. It provides as follows: A witness arrested or detained under this law shall not be kept in the same room or place with the defendant, nor…

Section 262 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 262 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Trials according to practice of High Court of Justice where no rules exist. It provides as follows: Where a matter arises in respect of which no adequate provisions are made…

Section 261 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 261 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Application of Law to trials. It provides as follows: In addition to the provisions of sections 253 to 267 and other express provisions of this Law or any other enactment…

Section 260 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 1 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Arraignment, time for raising certain objections. It provides as follows: (1) The person to be tried upon an information shall be arraigned in accordance with the provisions of sections 211…

Section 259 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 259 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Counsel for State and defence in capital cases. It provides as follows: Where a person is charged with a capital offence, the State shall be represented by a Law Officer,…

Section 258 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 258 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Bench warrant where the defendant does not appear. It provides as follows: Where any person against whom information has been duly proffered, and who is then at large, does not…

Section 257 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 257 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Return of service. It provides as follows: The officer serving the copy of the information and notices shall render to the Registrar or other proper officer a return of the…