Criminal Procedure Code · s 147

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147.
Record to be forwarded to trial Court
(1) When the accused is committed for trial, the committing
Magistrate shall send the original record and any document, weapon or other thing which is to be produced in evidence to the Court to which the accused is committed.
(2) Any such thing which, from its bulk or otherwise, cannot conveniently be forwarded, may remain in the custody of the police.
(3) A list of all exhibits with a note of their distinguishing marks and showing which of such exhibits are forwarded with the record and which remain in the custody of the police, shall be sent with the record.
(4) The record shall comprise the following particulars -
(a) the serial number;
(5)
the date of the commission of the offence;

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(c) the date of the complaint, if any;
(d) the name, age, sex, residence and nationality (or race) of the complainant, if any;
(e) the name, age, sex, residence, if known, and nationality
(or race) of the accused;
fl the offence complained of and the offence proved, and the value of the property, if any, in respect of which the offence has been committed;
( '  the date of the summons or warrant and of the return day of the summons, if any, or on which the accused was first arrested;
fi) the date on which the accused first appeared or was brought before a Magistrate;
(i) the name and title of the officer or other person conducting the prosecution;
0) the date of making of each adjournment or postponement, if any, and the date to which such adjournment or postponement was made and the grounds of malung the adjournment or postponement;
(k) the date on which the proceedings terminated;
(7)
the order made;
(m) the depositions;
(n) the statement, if any, of the accused under section 142(2);
(0) the charge;
@)
the list of witnesses given by the accused.

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s 147Record to be forwarded to trial Court

(1)

When the accused is committed for trial, the committing

Magistrate shall send the original record and any document, weapon or other thing which is to be produced in evidence to the Court to which the accused is committed.

(2)

Any such thing which, from its bulk or otherwise, cannot conveniently be forwarded, may remain in the custody of the police.

(3)

A list of all exhibits with a note of their distinguishing marks and showing which of such exhibits are forwarded with the record and which remain in the custody of the police, shall be sent with the record.

(4)

The record shall comprise the following particulars -

(a)

the serial number;

(5)

the date of the commission of the offence;

(c)

the date of the complaint, if any;

(d)

the name, age, sex, residence and nationality (or race) of the complainant, if any;

(e)

the name, age, sex, residence, if known, and nationality

(or race) of the accused;

fl the offence complained of and the offence proved, and the value of the property, if any, in respect of which the offence has been committed;

( ' the date of the summons or warrant and of the return day of the summons, if any, or on which the accused was first arrested;

fi) the date on which the accused first appeared or was brought before a Magistrate;

(i)

the name and title of the officer or other person conducting the prosecution;

0) the date of making of each adjournment or postponement, if any, and the date to which such adjournment or postponement was made and the grounds of malung the adjournment or postponement;

(k)

the date on which the proceedings terminated;

(7)

the order made;

(m)

the depositions;

(n)

the statement, if any, of the accused under section 142(2);

(0)

the charge;

the list of witnesses given by the accused.