Bare ActsThe tribunals of criminal jurisdiction act, 1952

Section 8

(1) Any person convicted on a &id hcld by aTribuna1 may appeal ~ p p d s a d to rhe High Court

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(1) Any person convicted on a &id hcld by aTribuna1 may appeal ~ p p d s a d to rhe High Court. rtvision. (2) The Stale Govcmnienl may direcl a Public Pruseculor Lo prescnt an nppcal to the kgh Courl from an orderofacquit~nl passed by a Tribunal. (3) An appeal undcr this section shall lie either on a marlcr of fact or on a matter OF law or on borh. (4) The period of limitation for an appal undcr sub-seclion (1) shdl be lhiny days from [he darc or [he sentence and for an appcal under sub- seclion (2) shall be lhiny days from the dale of the ordcr of acquittal. - - 'Ancr section 5, rc-numkrtd ,as sub-scction (1) of that section, this sub-sccuon (2) was added with rcshmspcc~ive e k c i by s. 2(2) or h e Ttibunals or Criminal Jurisdicrion (Amcndmcn[) Acl. 1956 (\Vw Bcn. Act XVII of 1956). 'This sub-secrion was subsiiiuird for h e ori~nd sub-scc~ion by s. 3, ibid. [West Ilcn. Aci Enclusion of inrtrCc~nvc olclthcr couns cnccpl High Coun, Exlcnr to which thc Code and oridinvy law ?hall apply. Act lo orrrridz orhcr law. (5) The High Court may call for [he record of ~ h c proceedings of any case tried by a Tribunal and may in respecl of such casc exercise any of [he powers canfcrrcd on a Courl of Appeal undcr scclion 423, section 326, section 427 and section 428 of the Codc.

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