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…

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…

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…

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…

Section 184 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 184 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Attendance of witness bound by recognisance. It provides as follows: Every person who is bound by recognisance to attend any criminal session as a witness, whether for the prosecution or…

Section 183 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 183 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Persons in Court may be required to give evidence though not summoned. It provides as follows: Any person present in Court and compellable as a witness, whether a party or…

Section 182 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 182 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Non-attendance of witness on adjourned hearing. It provides as follows: Every witness who is present when the hearing or further hearing of a case is adjourned, or who has been…

Section 181 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 181 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Penalty on witness refusing to attend. It provides as follows: Any witness who—(a) refuses or neglects, without reasonable cause, to attend at a Court in compliance with the requirements of…

Section 180 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 180 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Issue of warrant for witnesses in first instance. It provides as follows: If the Court is satisfied in the first instance, by proof on oath, that any person likely to…

Section 179 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 179 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Warrant for witness after summons. It provides as follows: If the person to whom any such summons is directed does not appear before the Court at the time and place…