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Noncompliance with Section 235(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act in failing to enter separate convictions and sentences for each count is a fatal irregularity; the sentence is set aside and the record remitted to the trial court to enter proper convictions and sentences.
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The trial court substantially complied with sections 231 and 214 of the Criminal Procedure Act, as the accused was informed of his rights and did not object to the succession of magistrates; therefore, the High Court erred in finding procedural violations and ordering a retrial.
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The proceedings and judgment of the trial tribunal were void due to non-compliance with the mandatory requirement that assessors' opinions be given independently, in writing, and in the presence of the parties, as required by regulation 19(2) of the Land Disputes Courts Act.
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The High Court dismissed a preliminary objection, holding the banking claim was filed within limitation and that the plaint substantially complied with Order VII rule 1(e).
The High Court granted an extension of time for three applicants to file a notice and petition of appeal, holding that the delay was excused by the trial magistrate's failure to explain appeal rights.
The High Court granted an application for extension of time to appeal, finding the trial magistrate’s failure to explain appeal rights was sufficient reason for delay.
The High Court held that failure to comply with section 231 of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1984, made the criminal trial a nullity and ordered a retrial.
The High Court rejected an application to appeal out of time, holding that section 314 of the Criminal Procedure Code requires total compliance and that no proper leave to give notice out of time was sought.
The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal as out of time because no leave to appeal late was sought under section 335 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
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