CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND EVIDENCE ACT 142. Warning to appear in magistrates court. 143. Charges in remitted cases. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152. 153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158. 159. C. General for all courts Joinder of counts. Where doubtful what offence has been committed. Essentials of indictment, summons or charge. Sufficient to allege dates between which thefts took place. Indictment may charge general deficiency. Not necessary to specify particular coin or bank-note stolen. Indictments for giving false evidence; and making of conflicting statements on oath in judicial proceedings. Rules applicable to particular indictments. Companies, firms and partnerships may be named in indictments by name, style or title. Means or instrument by which act is done need not be stated. [Repealed] In indictment for forgery and other cases copy of instrument not necessary. Certain particulars not required in case of offence relating to insolvency. Allegation of intent to defraud sufficient without alleging whom it is intended to defraud. Persons implicated in same offence may be charged together. Joint trial of persons charged with different offences. PART XI PROCEDURE BEFORE COMMENCEMENT OF TRIAL A. In High Court 160. Bringing of accused persons to trial before High Court. 161. Change of place of trial. 162. When removed prisoner to be tried. B. In magistrates court 163. Accused in magistrates court to be brought for trial at once. 163A. Accused in magistrates court to be informed of section 191 rights. 164. Persons brought before wrong court. 165. 166. 167. 167A. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. 177. 178. 179. 180. 181. C. General for all courts Trial of pending case may be postponed. Adjournment of trial. Accused may be admitted to bail on postponement or adjournment of trial. Unreasonable delay in bringing accused to court. Accused to plead to indictment, summons or charge. Termination of bail on plea to indictment in High Court. Objections to indictment, how and when to be made. Exceptions. Certain omissions or imperfections not to invalidate indictment. Averments as to time of commission of offence. Proceedings where indictment alleges offence committed on impossible day. Proceedings if defence is an alibi. Indictments relating to blasphemous, seditious, obscene or defamatory matters. Court may order delivery of particulars. Application to quash indictment. Notice of application to quash indictment and certain pleas to be given. Pleas. Person committed or remitted for sentence. 5