E. General and miscellaneous provisions as to punishments .................................................................................................. 145 356. Payment by accused persons of fines which may be imposed for minor offences in lieu of appearance in court ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 145 357. Adjudication of minor cases in absence of accused ................................................................................................... 147 358. Powers of courts as to postponement or suspension of sentences ...................................................................... 147 359. Magistrates court not to impose sentences of less than four days ...................................................................... 150 360. *** .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 150 Part XIX – Compensation and restitution ............................................................................................................................................. 150 361. Interpretation in Part XIX ........................................................................................................................................................... 150 362. Compensation for loss of or damage to property .............................................................................................................. 150 363. Compensation for personal injury ........................................................................................................................................... 151 364. Compensation to innocent purchaser of property ............................................................................................................. 151 365. Restitution of unlawfully obtained property ....................................................................................................................... 151 366. Cases where award or order not to be made ...................................................................................................................... 151 367. Maximum amount of award or order ...................................................................................................................................... 152 368. Application for award or order ................................................................................................................................................. 152 369. Evidence in connection with awards and orders ............................................................................................................... 152 370. No payment of security de restituendo where court makes award against accused ............................................. 152 371. Liability under awards and orders to be joint and several ............................................................................................ 153 372. Enforcement of awards and orders ......................................................................................................................................... 153 373. Payment of award out of moneys taken from or held on behalf of convicted person .......................................... 153 374. Person granted award or order debarred from further civil remedy ........................................................................... 154 375. Part XIX not to derogate from other laws relating to compensation or restitution .............................................. 154 Part XX – Pardon and commutation ....................................................................................................................................................... 154 376. Saving of president’s prerogative of mercy .......................................................................................................................... 154 377. President may commute sentence ........................................................................................................................................... 154 378. Exercise of prerogative of mercy in respect of offenders under sentence of imprisonment ............................... 154 379. Reference of case by minister for appeal or opinion ....................................................................................................... 155 Part XXI – General ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 155 380. Force of process ............................................................................................................................................................................. 155 381. Institution of fresh proceedings when conviction set aside on appeal ..................................................................... 155 382. How documents to be served ................................................................................................................................................... 156 383. Mode of proving service of process ........................................................................................................................................ 156 384. Transmission of summonses and writs by telegraph ........................................................................................................ 156 385. Prosecution of corporations and members of associations ............................................................................................ 156 xv