Criminal Procedure Code · Updated to 1 May 2023 · Chapter XXXVII · The Public Prosecutor
380. Prosecution by private persons
Feedback & supportNotwithstanding anything in this Chapter contained, any private person may appear in person or by advocate and prosecute for an offence against his own person or property in a non-seizable case in the Court of a Magistrate.
advocate
Defined · s 2
“advocate” has the meaning assigned by section 3 of the Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967;
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Sections 377 and 380 to prevail over other laws