Section 14
Procedure where jury has been summoned
State OrdinanceIn forceProvision 14 of 14
Section 14
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(1)
If a jury has been summoned under section 9 (3), the
Magistrate shall not be required to arrive at or record a finding, but shall direct the jury as to their verdict, and shall record the verdict of such jury or, if they fail to agree, of the majority thereof which shall be deemed to be the finding of the jury and sections 12 and 13 shall in such case be construed with the modifications necessary to give effect to this section.
(2)
The jury or a majority thereof, as the case may be, shall sign the verdict recorded under subsection (1).
[Inserted by Ordinance 11 of 1956]