Chapter 24 – General Provisions As To Inquiries And Trials

Section 300 – Person once convicted or acquitted not to be tried for same offence

Section 301 – Appearance by public prosecutors

Section 302 – Permission to conduct prosecution

Section 303 – Right of person against whom proceedings are instituted to be defended

Section 304 – Legal aid to accused at State expense in certain cases

Section 305 – Procedure when corporation or registered society is an accused

Section 306 – Tender of pardon to accomplish

Section 307 – Power to direct tender of pardon

Section 308 – Trial of person not complying with conditions of pardon

Section 309 – Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings

Section 310 – Local inspection

Section 311 – Power to summon material witness, or examine person present

Section 311A – Power of Magistrate to order person to give specimen signature or handwriting

Section 313 – Power to examine the accused

Section 314 – Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments

Section 315 – Accused person to be competent witness

Section 316 – No influence to be used to induce disclosure

Section 317 – Provision for inquiries and trial being held in the absence of accused in certain cases

Section 318 – Procedure where accused does not understand proceedings

Section 319 – Power to proceed against other persons appearing to be guilty of offence

Section 320 – Compounding of offences

Section 321 – Withdrawal from prosecution

Section 322 – Procedure in cases which Magistrate cannot dispose of

Section 323 – Procedure when, after commencement of inquiry or trial, Magistrate finds case should be committed

Section 324 – Trial of persons previously convicted of offences against coinage, stamp law or property

Section 325 – Procedure when Magistrate can not pass sentence sufficiently severe

Section 326 – Conviction or commitment on evidence partly recorded by one Magistrate and partly by another

Section 327 – Court to be open