Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977)

Chapter 22 : Conduct of Proceedings

172. Parties may examine witness
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Any party to proceedings in which a commission is issued under section 171, may—

(a)transmit interrogatories in writing which the court issuing the commission may think relevant to the issue, and the magistrate to whom the commission is issued, shall examine the witness upon such interrogatories; or
(b)appear before such magistrate, either by a legal representative or, in the case of an accused who is not in custody or in the case of a private prosecutor, in person, and examine the witness.

 

[Section 172 substituted by section 36 of Act No. 75 of 1996]