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the Magistrate plead guilty and submit to pay any fine which may
be imposed in respect of that offence and the Magistrate may
thereupon record a plea of guilty and convict him according to
law, and may sentence him to a fine with or without a sentence
of imprisonment in default of payment of the fine.
(3) In case of a plea of guilty by letter the accused shall
give in the letter an adequate postal address and the Magistrate
shall inform the accused by letter sent by registered post to that
address of the sentence imposed. Any fine so imposed shall be
paid by the accused within seven days from the day on which the
Magistrate’s letter was delivered at that address in the ordinary
course of post.
(4) The Magistrate inquiring into or trying the case may in
his discretion at any stage of the proceedings direct the personal
attendance of the accused, and if necessary enforce the attendance
in the manner hereinbefore provided.
(5) A sentence of imprisonment without the option of a fine
shall not be pronounced in the absence of the accused but the
Magistrate, if he intends to pass such a sentence, shall direct and
enforce the personal attendance of the accused in accordance with
subsection (4), and upon the attendance may, subject to subsection (6),
pass sentence according to law.
(6) Upon the accused appearing as aforesaid the Magistrate
shall, if the accused desires to withdraw his plea of guilty and
claim trial, and notwithstanding any order of conviction made
in his absence, permit the accused to withdraw such plea and
shall thereupon hear and determine the case and, if the accused
is convicted, pass sentence according to law.
(7) Nothing in this section contained shall affect the powers
of the Court conferred by paragraph 173(o).
Chapter XVII
PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES INTO CASES TRIABLE BY THE
HIGH COURT
138–151. (Deleted by Act A908).
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