Difference between revisions of "Right to Notice of Charges"

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* 77(2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence-   
 
* 77(2) Every person who is charged with a criminal offence-   
 
   
 
   
* (a) shall be presumed to be innocent until he is proved or has pleaded guilty;
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** (a) shall be presumed to be innocent until he is proved or has pleaded guilty;
  
 
* (b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence with which he is charged;   
 
* (b) shall be informed as soon as reasonably practicable, in a language that he understands and in detail, of the nature of the offence with which he is charged;   

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