Clause 6
Amendment of section 17
of Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Bill
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Clause 6
Section 17 of the Ordinance is hereby amended by deleting the proviso thereto and substituting therefor the following: —“Provided that if the case is tried by a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court the aggregate punishment shall not exceed twice the amount of punishment which such Court in the exercise of its ordinary jurisdiction is competent to inflict.”.