Section 158 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 158 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Effect of error. It provides as follows: No error in stating the offence or the particulars required to be stated in the charge and no omission to state the offence…

Section 157 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 157 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Recall of witnesses after alteration of charge. It provides as follows: When a charge is altered by the Court after the commencement of the trial, the prosecutor and the defendant…

Section 156 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 156 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure on alteration of charge. It provides as follows: (1) If a new charge is framed or alteration made to a charge under the provisions of section 154, the Court…

Section 155 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 155 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Alteration of charge. It provides as follows: (1) The prosecution may apply to alter or add to any charge or frame a new charge at any time before judgment is…

Section 154 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 154 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Procedure when a charge is imperfect. It provides as follows: Where the charge preferred against any person is imperfect or erroneous, the Court may permit or direct the framing of…

Section 153 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 153 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about When offences may be charged together. It provides as follows: Offences may be charged and tried together as the Court may deem fit in the following circumstances— (a) any three…

Section 152 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 152 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Separate charges for distinct offences. It provides as follows: For every distinct offence with which any person is accused, there shall be a separate charge and every such charge shall…

Section 151 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 151 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about When persons may be charged together. It provides as follows: The following persons may be charged and tried together or separately as the Court may deem fit:(a) When two or…

Section 150 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 150 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Owner and value of property need not be named unless specifically required. It provides as follows: (1) The description of property in a charge shall be in ordinary language and…

Section 149 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 149 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Sense of words used in charge. It provides as follows: (1) In every charge, words used in describing an offence shall be deemed to have been used in the sense…