Section 148 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 148 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Particulars of a charge. It provides as follows: (1) The charge shall contain such particulars as to the date and place of the offence, and the person, if any, against…

Section 147 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 147 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Form of charge. It provides as follows: (1) Every charge shall contain the following—(a) the offence with which a defendant is charged; (b) if the written law creating the offence…

Section 146 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 146 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Form of charges to be used and adopted. It provides as follows: Charges may be as in the format set out in the Forms in the Second Schedule and may…

Section 145 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 145 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Husband and wife compellable witness. It provides as follows: In any proceedings taken under the provisions of section 144, the husband and wife shall be compellable witnesses in accordance with…

Section 144 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 144 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Remedies of a married woman. It provides as follows: Every woman who has contracted a valid marriage shall have in her own name against all persons whatsoever, including the husband…

Section 143 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 143 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Description of persons in criminal process. It provides as follows: (1) Where in any summons, warrant of any description, Charge Sheet, information or any document whatsoever issued by a Court…

Section 142 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 142 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Methods of stating ownership of property. It provides as follows: Where in any summons, warrant of any description, charge sheet, information or any document whatsoever issued by a Court in…

Section 141 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 141 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Use of forms in First Schedule. It provides as follows: Subject to the express provisions of this Law, if any, of the rules, the forms contained in the First Schedule…

Section 140 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 140 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Power of court to order prisoner to be brought before it. It provides as follows: (1) Where any person for whose appearance or arrest a Court is empowered to issue…

Section 139 Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) Lagos Section 139 Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Lagos State, as amended in 2021, is about Arrest on breach of recognisance for appearance. It provides as follows: When any person who is bound by any recognisance entered into under this Law to appear before a Court…