Section 228 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 228 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative. It provides as follows: (1) Whenever any relative or friend of any person confined under section 219 or 223 desires…

Section 227 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 227 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Transfer from one place of custody to another. It provides as follows: Where a person is confined in a prison or a mental health asylum, the Governor may direct his…

Section 226 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 226 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure where person of unsound mind is reported fit for discharge. It provides as follows: (1) If the medical officer of a prison or the medical officer attached to a…

Section 225 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 225 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure when person of unsound mind is reported able to make defence. It provides as follows: When any person is confined under the provisions of section 219 in a prison…

Section 224 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 224 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Observation of prisoners of unsound mind. It provides as follows: When any person is confined under section 219 or 223, the medical officer of the prison or the medical officer…

Section 223 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 223 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Safe custody of person acquitted. It provides as follows: (1) Whenever the finding states that the defendant committed the act alleged, the Court before which the trial has been held…

Section 222 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 222 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Acquittal on ground of insanity (including insanity resulting from intoxication). It provides as follows: Whenever any person is acquitted by virtue of any provision of the Criminal Law applicable in…

Section 221 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 221 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Resumption of proceedings under section 217. It provides as follows: When the defendant has been released under section 219, the Court at any given time may require the defendant to…

Section 220 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 220 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Resumption of trial. It provides as follows: Whenever a trial is postponed under section 217 or 218, the Court may at any time re-open or commence the trial de novo…

Section 219 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 219 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Release of person of unsound mind pending trial. It provides as follows: (1) (a) Whenever a defendant is found to be of unsound mind and incapable of making his defence,…