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Magistrate Courts shall have jurisdiction to try any offence

for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by
law does not exceed five (5) years or which is punishable
with a fine only.
The District Courts shall have the power to try any offence
for which the maximum term of imprisonment provided by
law does not exceed ten (10) years or which is punishable
with a fine only.
The Criminal Procedure Code 2010 has enlarged the
jurisdiction of Subordinate Courts. Section 9 of the Code
empowers the Public Prosecutor to authorise a Magistrates
Court to try an offence which is triable by a District Court but
not by a Magistrates Court. Additionally, it authorises a
District Court to try certain offences which are not ordinarily
within its general jurisdiction.
Disclosure Regime under the Criminal Procedure Code
2010
The Code provides for a disclosure framework in the
Subordinate Courts requiring the prosecution and the
defence to exchange relevant information about their
respective cases before trial. A criminal case disclosure
conference is held for the purposes of settling the following
matters:

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the filing of the Case for the Prosecution and the Case for the
Defence;
any issues of fact or law which are to be tried by the trial
judge at the trial proper;
the list of witnesses to be called by the parties to the trial;
the statements, documents or exhibits which are intended by
the parties to the case to be admitted at the trial; and
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the parties to the case to be admitted at the trial; and

the trial date.

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If either party fails to serve its case, or files an incomplete

Case for the Prosecution or Case for the Defence, as the
case may be, or advances an argument at trial which is
inconsistent with its previously filed case, the court may
draw any inference it thinks fit. In addition, where the
prosecution fails to comply with its obligations under this
Disclosure Regime, the court may order a discharge not
amounting to an acquittal in relation to the charge.

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The criminal case disclosure procedure will apply to an

offence specified in the Second Schedule of the Code and
to be tried in a District Court. The accused may opt out of
the system if he prefers. For Magistrates Court cases, the
procedure will apply if all parties consent.

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