Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 20 · Appeals, Points Reserved, Revisions and Criminal Motions
376. Appeal against acquittal and sentence in private prosecutions
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an accused has been acquitted by a court; or
an accused has been convicted and sentenced by a court,there is to be no appeal against the acquittal or the sentence (as the case may be) by the private person.
The Public Prosecutor may appeal against any judgment, sentence or order of a court in a private prosecution or may, by fiat, and on such terms and conditions as the Public Prosecutor thinks fit, permit a private person to pursue such appeal.
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;