Criminal Procedure Code · s 314A

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s 314AProcedure where jury has been summoned

(1)

If a jury has been summoned under section 309(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 is deemed to be the finding a and sections 312 and 313 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).

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