Sumanasekara V. S. I. Police, Ella

1957 Present: H. N. G. Fernando, J.

SUMANASEKARA et al., Appellants, and S. I. POLICE, ELLA,
Respondent

S. C. 725-728-M. O. Badulla-Haldumulla, 22029

    Criminal procedure-Summary case-End of trial-Right of accused or his pleader to address Court-Criminal Procedure We Code, ss. 189 (3), 211, 235.

In the trial of a 8Ilmmary case under C1UIopter 18 of the Criminal Procedure Code the accused person or his pleader is not entitled as of right to address the Court after the evid6nce for the defence has been led.

APPEALS from a judgment of the Magistrate's Court, Badulla- Haldumulla.

M. M. Kumarakulasingham, for the accused-appellants.

I. F. B. Wikramanayake, Crown Counsel, for the Attorney-General.

Cur. adv. vult.

June 14,1957. H. N. G. FERNANDO, J.-

The accused in this case have been bound over on charges of simple hurt and criminal force under section 325 of the Criminal Procedure Code. No substantial complaint is made about the correctness of the l findings of fact against them, but it is necessary for me to consider a criticism of the conduct of the trial which has been made by the Counsel for the appellants.

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