Section 73 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 73 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Withdrawals from prosecution in trials before a High court or Magistrates’ Court. It provides as follows: (1) In any trial before a High Court or Magistrates’ Court a prosecutor with…

Section 72 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 72 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Withdrawal from prosecution in remand proceedings for offences triable on information. It provides as follows: (1) In any remand proceedings with respect to any offence triable on information against a…

Section 71 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 71 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Discontinuance of criminal cases by the Attorney-General. It provides as follows: (1) In any criminal proceedings for an offence against a law of the State and at any stage before…

Section 70 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 70 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about General control of prosecution by the Attorney-General. It provides as follows: Where any person other than the Attorney-General of the State initiates or prosecutes in any criminal proceedings for an…

Section 69 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 69 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Information by the Attorney-General. It provides as follows: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Law or any other Law of the House of Assembly, the Attorney-General of the State…

Section 68 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 68 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Assumption of jurisdiction after commencement of proceedings. It provides as follows: If any cause is commenced in any other Division or District other than that in which it ought to…

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,…