The Queen V. Liyanage And Others

1963 Present : Sansoni, J. (President), H. N. G. Fernando, J.,
and L. B. de Silva, J.

THE QUEEN v. D. J. F. D. LIYANAGE and others

TRAIL AT BAR No. 2 OF 1962

    Trial-at-Bar-Procedure-Material necessary for preparation of defence-Right of defendants to have information about it before trial-Penal Code, ss. 114, 115-- Criminal Procedure Code, ss. 6, 186 (2), 38'j-Sub-section.? (J), (fi) and (7) of Section 440A of Criminal Procedure Code as enacted by the Criminal Law Act, No. 31 of 1962.

In a criminal case tried in the Supreme Court on Information filed by the Attorney-General under section 440A of the Criminal Procedure Code as enacted by the Criminal Law Act, No. 31 of 1962-

Held, that the defendants were entitled to the following information before they tendered their general plea and prior to the commencement of the trial proper:-

(a) Lists of the prosecution witnesses and documents ;

(b) Copies of the statements which were made to the investigating officers by the prosecution witnesses or the defendants and which the Attorney-General intended to produce in evidence ;

(c) Copies of the documents on which the prose

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