Section 67 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 67 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Courts may assume jurisdiction under certain conditions. It provides as follows: (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 58, 61 and 62, a Judge or Magistrate of a Division or District…

Section 66 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 66 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Transfer of case where cause of complaint has arisen out of jurisdiction of Court. It provides as follows: (1) If the defendant is in custody and the Magistrate directing such…

Section 65 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 65 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Removal under warrants. It provides as follows: (1) Where a defendant is to be sent into custody, a Warrant shall be issued by the remitting Magistrate, and that Warrant shall…

Section 64 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 64 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Transmission of document. It provides as follows: The remitting Magistrate shall send to the Court to which the defendant is remitted for trial all authenticated copies of the Information, Summons,…

Section 63 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 63 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Court having concurrent jurisdiction. It provides as follows: If such offences as are mentioned in section 62 have been committed in a District within which one or more Courts shall…

Section 62 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 62 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about A defendant to be sent in certain cases to another Magistrate. It provides as follows: A Magistrate in this and the subsequent sections referred to as the remitting Magistrate, before…

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,…

Section 60 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 60 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Offences against Federal Laws. It provides as follows: Where an offence against Federal Law—(a) is begun in the State and completed in another State; or (b) is completed in the…

Section 59 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 59 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Effect of change of venue. It provides as follows: Where any case shall be transferred from one place in a Division or District to another place in the same Division…

Section 58 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 58 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Venue. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to the powers of transfer contained in the enactment or law establishing any Court, the place for the trial of an offence shall…