163A. Accused in magistrates court to be informed of section 191 rights .................................................................... 76
164. Persons brought before wrong court ................................................................................................................................. 76
C. General for all courts ........................................................................................................................................................................... 77
165. Trial of pending case may be postponed ......................................................................................................................... 77
166. Adjournment of trial ................................................................................................................................................................. 77
167. Accused may be admitted to bail on postponement or adjournment of trial ...................................................... 77
167A. Unreasonable delay in bringing accused to trial ........................................................................................................ 77
168. Accused to plead to indictment, summons or charge ................................................................................................. 78
169. Termination of bail on plea to indictment in High court ........................................................................................... 78
170. Objections to indictment, how and when to be made ................................................................................................ 78
171. Exceptions .................................................................................................................................................................................... 79
172. Certain omissions or imperfections not to invalidate indictment ........................................................................... 79
173. Averments as to time of commission of offence ........................................................................................................... 79
174. Proceedings where indictment alleges offence committed on impossible day .................................................. 79
175. Proceedings if defence is an alibi ....................................................................................................................................... 80
176. Indictments relating to blasphemous, seditious, obscene or defamatory matters ............................................ 80
177. Court may order delivery of particulars ............................................................................................................................ 80
178. Application to quash indictment ......................................................................................................................................... 80
179. Notice of application to quash indictment and of certain pleas to be given ...................................................... 80
180. Pleas ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 81
181. Person committed or remitted for sentence .................................................................................................................... 82
182. Accused refusing to plead ...................................................................................................................................................... 82
183. Truth of defamatory matter to be specially pleaded and to be proved by accused ........................................... 82
184. Statement of accused sufficient plea of former conviction or acquittal ................................................................ 82
185. Trial on plea to jurisdiction ................................................................................................................................................... 82
186. Issues raised by plea to be tried ......................................................................................................................................... 82
187. Lack of jurisdiction or title to prosecute not to be raised after conviction .......................................................... 83
188. Outline of state and defence cases .................................................................................................................................... 83
189. Statement made or withholding of relevant fact by accused may be used as evidence against him .......... 83
Part XII – Procedure after commencement of trial .............................................................................................................................. 83
A. In all courts ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 83
190. Separate trials ............................................................................................................................................................................. 83
191. Legal representation ................................................................................................................................................................. 84
192. Trial of mentally disordered or defective persons ........................................................................................................ 84
193. Detention of persons who are deaf or mute or both ................................................................................................... 84
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