§ 376 — Appeal against acquittal and sentence in private prosecutions

376.—(1) Where in any prosecution by a private person —(a)

an accused has been acquitted by a court; or

(b)

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.

(2) 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.

—(1) Where in any prosecution by a private person —(a)

an accused has been acquitted by a court; or

(b)

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.

(2) 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.