Intermediate Courts Act · s 13

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13.
Criminal jurisdiction
(1) Notwithstanding any other written law but subject to subsection (3), Intermediate Courts in the exercise of their criminal jurisdiction shall have (concurrently with the High Court) all the jurisdiction, powers, duties and authority as are vested, conferred and imposed on the
High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction.
(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), all such written laws shall be construed subject to such modifications as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with this Act.

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(3) Intermediate Courts shall not have jurisdiction —
(a) in respect of any offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life; or
(b) to impose a period of imprisonment longer than 20 years in respect of any offence.
(4) In any trial before an Intermediate Court in which it appears after the conviction of the accused that a period of imprisonment longer than 20
years should be imposed in respect of the offence, the Intermediate Court may commit him to the High Court for sentence.
(5) On a committal of an accused under subsection (4), the
Intermediate Court may remand him in custody pending the sentence of the
High Court which shall have the power to sentence him in accordance with the law under which he was found guilty by the Intermediate Court.
(6) Where the High Court and Intermediate Courts have concurrent jurisdiction in respect of any prosecution or proceeding, the Public
Prosecutor or any person expressly authorised by him in writing shall direct in which of those Courts they shall be instituted:
Provided that, subject to this Act, section 189 of the Criminal Procedure
Code (Chapter 7) shall apply to an Intermediate Court as it applies to the
Court of a Magistrate.

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s 13Criminal jurisdiction

(1)

Notwithstanding any other written law but subject to subsection (3), Intermediate Courts in the exercise of their criminal jurisdiction shall have (concurrently with the High Court) all the jurisdiction, powers, duties and authority as are vested, conferred and imposed on the

High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction.

(2)

For the purpose of subsection (1), all such written laws shall be construed subject to such modifications as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with this Act.

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(3)

Intermediate Courts shall not have jurisdiction —

(a)

in respect of any offence punishable with death or with imprisonment for life; or

(b)

to impose a period of imprisonment longer than 20 years in respect of any offence.

(4)

In any trial before an Intermediate Court in which it appears after the conviction of the accused that a period of imprisonment longer than 20

years should be imposed in respect of the offence, the Intermediate Court may commit him to the High Court for sentence.

(5)

On a committal of an accused under subsection (4), the

Intermediate Court may remand him in custody pending the sentence of the

High Court which shall have the power to sentence him in accordance with the law under which he was found guilty by the Intermediate Court.

(6)

Where the High Court and Intermediate Courts have concurrent jurisdiction in respect of any prosecution or proceeding, the Public

Prosecutor or any person expressly authorised by him in writing shall direct in which of those Courts they shall be instituted:

Provided that, subject to this Act, section 189 of the Criminal Procedure

Code (Chapter 7) shall apply to an Intermediate Court as it applies to the

Court of a Magistrate.