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Section 194 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 194 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Payment of witnesses’ expenses. It provides as follows: The amount of expenses and compensation payable to any witness appearing for the defendant before the Court shall be processed by the…
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Section 193 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 193 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Adjournment shall be granted subject to witnesses’ costs. It provides as follows: In addition to any other power conferred on a Court, the Court may, if it considers it proper…
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Section 192 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 192 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Expenses of witnesses for the defendant. It provides as follows: The Court may in its discretion, at the request of any person who appears before such Court on summons, recognisance…
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Section 191 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 191 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Expenses of witnesses for the prosecution. It provides as follows: Where any person appears before the Court on summons, recognisance or by virtue of a warrant to give evidence against…
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Section 190 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 190 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Witness refusing to be sworn, or produce documents. It provides as follows: (1) When any person attending either in obedience to a summons or after notification as in section 183…
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Section 189 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 189 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Service of subpoena. It provides as follows: The Registrar, on being furnished with the names and places of abode of any witness on behalf of the prosecution or defence whose…
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Section 188 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 188 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Writs of subpoena. It provides as follows: Every person whose attendance as a witness, whether for the prosecution or for the defence, is required in any case, and who has…
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Section 187 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 187 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Fine for non-attendance of witness. It provides as follows: Every person who defaults in attending as a witness in either of the cases mentioned ss.185 and 186 of this Law…
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Section 186 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 186 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Warrant for arrest of witness disobeying summons. It provides as follows: If any person to whom any writ of subpoena is directed does not attend Court at the time and…
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Section 185 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 185 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Warrant for arrest of witness not attending on recognizance. It provides as follows: If any person who has been bound by recognisance to attend as a witness, whether for the…