§ 214 — Contents of Case for the Prosecution

214.—(1) The Case for the Prosecution must contain the following:(a)

a copy of the charge which the prosecution intends to proceed with at the trial;

(aa)

a summary of the facts in support of the charge;[Act 5 of 2024 wef 14/02/2025]

(b)

a list of the names of the witnesses for the prosecution;

(c)

a list of exhibits that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial;

(d)

the statements of the witnesses under section 264 that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial;

(e)

any written statement made by the accused at any time and recorded by an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, which the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution;

(f)

a list of every statement, made by the accused at any time to an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, that is recorded in the form of an audiovisual recording, and that the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution;

(g)

for every statement mentioned in paragraph (f), a transcript (if any) of the audiovisual recording of that statement.[19/2018]

(2) Where the Case for the Prosecution has been served on the defence, the prosecution must, if requested by the defence, arrange for the defence to view the audiovisual recording of each statement mentioned in subsection (1)(f) at a police station or at any other prescribed place.[19/2018]

—(1) The Case for the Prosecution must contain the following:(a)

a copy of the charge which the prosecution intends to proceed with at the trial;

(aa)

a summary of the facts in support of the charge;[Act 5 of 2024 wef 14/02/2025]

(b)

a list of the names of the witnesses for the prosecution;

(c)

a list of exhibits that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial;

(d)

the statements of the witnesses under section 264 that are intended by the prosecution to be admitted at the trial;

(e)

any written statement made by the accused at any time and recorded by an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, which the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution;

(f)

a list of every statement, made by the accused at any time to an officer of a law enforcement agency under any law, that is recorded in the form of an audiovisual recording, and that the prosecution intends to adduce in evidence as part of the case for the prosecution;

(g)

for every statement mentioned in paragraph (f), a transcript (if any) of the audiovisual recording of that statement.[19/2018]

(2) Where the Case for the Prosecution has been served on the defence, the prosecution must, if requested by the defence, arrange for the defence to view the audiovisual recording of each statement mentioned in subsection (1)(f) at a police station or at any other prescribed place.[19/2018]