Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 10 · Pre-Trial Procedures in General Division of High Court
215. When Case for the Defence is served
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If, at the further criminal case disclosure conference held on the date referred to in section 213(3) or on such other date to which the further criminal case disclosure conference has been adjourned under section 238, the defence does not indicate that the accused wishes to plead guilty, the defence must, not later than 2 weeks after the date of the further criminal case disclosure conference —
criminal case disclosure conference
“criminal case disclosure conference” means any conference held under Division 2 in respect of any offence to which the criminal case disclosure procedures apply by virtue of section 159;
file in the General Division of the High Court the Case for the Defence; and
serve a copy of the Case for the Defence on the prosecution and on every co‑accused claiming trial with the accused, if any.
The Registrar of the Supreme Court may at any time fix a date for a further criminal case disclosure conference which is to be held after the Case for the Defence is to be filed under this section and after the prosecution is to serve on the defence copies of the statements and records mentioned in section 218(1).
Registrar of the Supreme Court
“Registrar of the Supreme Court” includes the Deputy Registrar and an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court;
If the defence does not file in court the Case for the Defence, or does not serve the Case for the Defence, as required under subsection (1) —
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
the accused may be cross‑examined on why the Case for the Defence was not filed or served, as the case may be; and
the court may consider the accused’s evidence under the cross‑examination and draw such inference as it thinks fit under section 221(1)(a) or (b).