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Provided that the prosecutor or the counsel for the prosecution and the defendant or his counsel shall have the right to cross-examine any such person, and the court shall adjourn the case for such time (if any) as it thinks necessary to enable such cross-examination to be adequately prepared, if, in its opinion, either party may be prejudiced by the calling of any such person as a witness.

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(2) Any such party may appear before such magistrate by counsel or in person, and may examine, cross-examine, and re-examine (as the case may be) the said witness. If any such party is in custody the magistrate shall give directions for such party to be present at the examination of the witness and the provisions of section 69 of this Code shall apply as if such party were required to be brought before the court.

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PART V
PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES INCLUDING THE USE OF EXPERT DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE THEREAT AND IN OTHER CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

118. A magistrate conducting a preliminary inquiry shall, at the commencement of such inquiry, read over and explain to the accused person the charge in respect of which the inquiry is being held and shall explain to the accused person that he will have an opportunity later on in the inquiry, if he so desires, of making a statement or calling witnesses (or both) and shall further explain to the accused person the purpose of the proceedings, namely, to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put him on his trial before the Supreme Court.

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(2) The accused person or any legal practitioner appearing on his behalf shall be entitled to cross-examine any such witness and the answers of a witness thereto shall form part of the deposition of such witness.

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PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

167. Subject to the provisions of the Evidence Act, the witness called for the prosecution shall be subject to cross-examination by the accused person or his counsel, and to examination by the prosecution.

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PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT

172. The accused person shall be allowed to examine any witness not previously bound over to give evidence at the trial if such witness is in attendance. If he apprehends that any such witness will not attend the trial voluntarily, he shall be entitled to apply for the issue of process to compel such witness's attendance

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PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

202. If the accused person does not admit the truth of the charge, the court shall proceed to hear the witnesses for the prosecution. The accused person or his counsel may cross-examine each witness called by the prosecution and if the accused person is not represented by a legal practitioner, the court shall, at the close of the examination of each witness for the prosecution, ask the accused person whether he wishes to put any question to that witness and shall record his answer.

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PROCEDURE IN TRIALS BEFORE MAGISTRATES' COURTS

204. (1) At the close of the evidence in support of the charge, if it appears to the court that a case is made out against the accused person sufficiently to require him to make a defence, the court shall again explain the substance of the charge to the accused and shall inform him that he has a right to give evidence on oath from the witness box and that, if he does so, he will be liable to cross-examination, or to make a statement not on oath from the dock, in which case he will not be liable to cross- examination; and the court shall ask him whether he has any witnesses to examine or other evidence to adduce in his defence, and shall then hear the accused and his witnesses (if any).

Article 67
Rights of the accused
1. In the determination of any charge, the accused shall be entitled to a public hearing, having regard to the provisions of this Statute, to a fair hearing conducted impartially, and to the following minimum guarantees, in full equality:
(e) To examine, or have examined, the witnesses against him or her and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his or her behalf under the same conditions as witnesses against him or her. The accused shall also be entitled to raise defences and to present other evidence admissible under this Statute