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Administration of Justice Law (No. 44 of 1973)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
1. Short title and dates of operation
2. Construction of this Law
3. Repeals
4. Regulations
5. Institutions for the administration of justice
6. Division of Sri Lanka for judicial purposes
7. Sittings of every court to be public
8. Constitution of the Supreme Court
9. Performance of other functions by Judges of the Supreme Court
10. Seal of the Supreme Court
11. Appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
12. Supreme Court may issue man dales in the nature of write
13. Supreme Court may inspect records
14. Exercise of jurisdiction
15. Rules of court
16. Establishment of High Courts, District Courts and Magistrates' Courts
17. Additional Judges
18. Appointment of High Court Judges
19. Concurrent jurisdiction
20. Criminal Jurisdiction
21. Power to grant injunction
22. Election Jurisdiction
23. Appointment of High Courts for admiralty purposes
24. Appointment of District Judges
25. Concurrent jurisdiction
26. Civil jurisdiction
27. Criminal jurisdiction
28. Revenue Jurisdiction
29. Appointment of Magistrates
30. Civil jurisdiction
31. Criminal jurisdiction
32. Duties of Attorney-General
33. Admission of attorneys-at-law
34. Rights and liabilities of attorneys-at-law
35. Suspension and removal of attorneys-at-law
36. Advocates and proctors to continue in office
37. Justices of the Peace and Unofficial Magistrates
38. State Attorneys
39. Registrar and other officers of court
40. Ministerial powers and duties
41. Power to punish for contempt of court
42. Powers of courts to grant injunctions
43. Objection to jurisdiction
44. Transfer of cases
45. Power of Attorney-General to decide court or place at which trial should be held
46. Minister to nominate court for specific categories of offences
47. Provision for continuing any case begun before a Judge becoming disabled
48. Provision for hearing of cases where Judge is a party
49. Conviction or acquittal no bar to any civil action
50. In what court offences declared punishable by fine or imprisonment generally may be tried
51. Expenses of witnesses
52. Criminal Justice Commissions
53. Pending proceedings
54. Interpretation
55. Inquiry and trial of offences
56. Security for keeping the peace or for good behaviour
57. Procedure for inquiry
58. Dispersal of unlawful assembly
59. Power to compel restoration of abducted females
60. Action in respect of public nuisance
61. Conditional order to be made absolute or rescinded
62. Inquiries into disputes affecting lands
63. Determination and order of Magistrates
64. Penalty for contravention of or failure to comply with order
65. Order not to affect right or interest which may be established in civil suit
66. Provisions of Conciliation Boards Act not to apply
67. Duty to give information of crimes and sudden deaths
68. Inquests of deaths
69. Information relating to the commission of an offence
70. Investigation by the Police
71. Examination by medical practitioner
72. Taking of finger impressions, specimens of hair, &c, of suspected persons
73. Search by police officer
74. Magistrate to assist investigation
75. When investigation cannot be completed in twenty-four hours
76. Release of suspect if evidence deficient
77. Procedure upon completion of investigation
78. Director of Public Prosecutions may apply for further detention
79. Warrants of remand or detention
80. Police reports to be made to the Director of Public Prosecutions
81. Contents of police reports
82. Powers and duties of the Director of Public Prosecutions
83. Right to institute private prosecution a unaffected
84. Arrest upon a warrant
85. Arrest by police officer without warrant
86. Arrest by private persons
87. Arrest by a judge
88. Pursuit and re-arrest of person escaping from lawful custody
89. Assistance from public to Judges, police officers and other persons
90. Manner of making arrest
91. Person arrested to be produced before Judge
92. Power to take bond for appearance
93. Proclamation for person absconding
94. Attachment of property of persons absconding
95. When search warrants may be issued
96. Search of suspected to contain stolen property
97. Disposal of things found in search beyond jurisdiction
98. Search for persons wrongfully confined
99. Manner of executing search warrant
100. Court may impound things produced
101. Powers of Judge when present at
102. Disposal of property seized by a police officer
103. Grant of bail
104. Quantum of bond
105. Discharge of surety
106. Forfeiture of bond
107. Extension of bond
108. Contents of charge
109. Validity of charge
110. Amendment of indictment or charge
111. Joinder of charges
112. Separation of trials of same person on different charges
113. If offence proved is included in offence charged
114. If attempt to commit an offence is proved though attempt is not separately charged
115. If convicted on one charge, remaining charges may be withdrawn
116. Conditions necessary for the institution of prosecutions in certain cases
117. Period of proscription for crimes or offences
118. Power of Attorney-General to tender pardon
119. Corresponding offences
120. No person to be tried twice for same offence
121. Plea of previous acquittal or conviction
122. Power to compel attendance of witnesses
123. Power to summon material witness or person present
124. Power to order prisoner to be brought up for examination
125. Requisites of summons
126. Summons to be served by registered post
127. Personal service
128. Service when person summoned cannot be found
129. Procedure When personal service Cannot be effected
130. Proof of service
131. Summons to run in any part of Sri Lanka
132. Issue of warrant in lieu of or in addition to summons
133. Summons to produce document of other thing
134. Procedure in regard to letters telegrams &c
135. By whom prosecution may be conducted
136. Right of accused to be defended
137. Appearance for a corporation in court
138. Case for pro-section to be explained by court to accused, if he is not represented by an attorney-at-law
139. Trial may be held in absence of accused
140. Place of trial
141. Place of trial in special cases
142. Evidence to be taken in presence of accused
143. How evidence to he taken down
144. Interpretation of evidence to accused
145. Documentary evidence
146. Court may issue commission for taking evidence of absent witness
147. Reports of medical and other special witnesses
148. Affidavits before whom sworn
149. Power to postpone or adjourn proceedings
150. Judge to transmit proceedings to Attorney- General when required
151. Change of Judge during hearing
152. Detention of offenders attending court
153. Proceedings may be had on Sundays and holidays
154. Delivery to military authorities of persons capable of being tried by court-martial
155. Procedure where accused who is not insane does not under-stand proceedings
156. Procedure in case of accused being of unsound mind
157. When accused appears to have been of unsound mind
158. Persons confined on ground of unsoundness of mind
159. Procedure relating to offences affecting judicial proceedings
160. Imprisonment or committal of person refusing to answer or produce document
161. Punishment for perjury
162. When evidence of previous conviction or of other cases may be given
163. Institution of proceedings
164. Issue of process
165. Procedure to be adopted if case not triable by Magistrate
166. Procedure on the appearance of the accused
167. Admission of offence by accused
168. Procedure of trial
169. Verdict and sentence
170. Proof of previous convictions
171. Power of Magistrate to discharge accused at any time
172. Magistrate may examine Information Book
173. Where trial were appropriate before higher court
174. If different offence is disclosed in course of proceedings
175. Accused may be acquitted; in the absence of complainant
176. Withdrawal of charge by complainant
177. Accused maybe discharged by Magistrate with sanction of Director of Public Prosecutions
178. Institutions of proceedings
179. Contents of Indictment
180. Indictment to be forwarded to appropriate court
181. Duty of Judge upon receipt of indictment
182. Arraignment of accused
183. Case for the prosecution
184. Accused may make his defence
185. When prosecutor entitle to reply
186. Verdict and sentence
187. Proof of previous convictions
188. Attorney General may without prosecution
189. Institution of proceedings
190. Contents of indictment
191. Indictment to be forwarded to appropriate court
192. Duty of Judge upon receipt of indictment
193. Trial to be ordinarily by jury
194. Liability to serve as a juror
195. Persons who shall not serve as jurors
196. Persons who shall not serve as jurors except with their own consent
197. Exemption and excuse from service on jury
198. Preparation of lists of persons liable to serve as jurors
199. Panels of jurors to fee prepared from each list
200. Summons on jurors
201. Juror not bound to serve more than a fortnight
202. Juror absenting himself without liable to fine
203. No proceeding to be invalid by reason of defect or error in jury list or panel
204. Arraignment of accused
205. Special jury may be summoned
206. Number of jury and quorum for verdict
207. Empanelling of jury
208. Grounds of objection
209. Foreman of jury
210. Discharge of jury or juror
211. Registrar to read indictment to Jury
212. Case for the prosecution
213. Defence
214. Witnesses in rebuttal and right of reply
215. View by Jury of place where offence committed
216. Judge to take notes of evidence
217. Provisions relating to jury
218. Charge to jury
219. Duty of Judge
220. Duty of jury
221. Jury may retire to consider verdict
222. When jury ready to give verdict
223. Verdict to be given on each charge
224. Entry and signing of verdict
225. Discharge of jury when they cannot agree
226. Judgment in case of convictions
227. Re-trial of accused
228. Proof of previous convictions
229. Discontinuance of prosecutions
230. Three Judges of the High Court at Bar may try without jury in certain cases
231. mode of delivering judgment
232. Judgments of courts other than High Court
233. Sentence in ease of conviction for several offences at one trial
234. Limit of punishment of offence which is made up of several offences
235. Punishment of a person found guilty of one of several offences, where it is doubtful of which of the offences he is guilty
236. Considerations relevant on the nature of punishment
237. Sentence of death
238. Sentence of imprisonment
239. Suspended sentences of imprisonment
240. When offender subject to suspended sentence is convicted of subsequent offence
241. Discovery of further offences
242. Sentence of whipping
243. Sentence of fine
244. Payment of fine
245. Default of payment of fine
246. Attachment of salary order
247. Community service order
248. Obligations of persons subject to community service order
249. Revocation of community service order
250. Release of offenders after admonition or conditionally
251. Power of make probation order
252. Circumstances in which probation order may be made
253. Conditions in probation order
254. Donation of probation order
255. Modification or cancellation of probation order
256. Non-compliance with probation order
257. Effect of probation order
258. Security for keeping the peace on conviction
259. Security for keeping the peace on acquittal
260. Payment of costs and compensation upon acquittal
261. Payment of costs and compensation upon conviction
262. Disposal of property regarding which offence committed
263. Destruction of certain matter
264. Power to restore possession of immovable property
265. Non compliance with provisions of Law
266. Copies of record
267. Who may issued warrant
268. Procedure on issues of warrant of commitment
269. Execution of sentence of death
270. Execution of sentence of imprisonment
271. Execution of sentence of whipping
272. Money ordered to be paid as fines
273. Sentences of escaped prisoners or absconding accused
274. Return of warrant on execution of sentence
275. Interpretation
276. Public Trustee to be sole competent authority in testamentary matters
277. Duty to report death
278. Duty to produce will
279. No action maintainable to recover property of testator or intestate of over twenty thousand rupees unless probate or administration has been granted
280. Application for probate or administration
281. Application for administration in case of intestacy
282. Declaration of assets assessments of estate duty, &c
283. Interim order
284. Objections to interim order
285. Adjudication by court
286. Interim order to be made final or revoked
287. Grant not to be made until payment of estate duty
288. Cash inventory and valuation of property
289. Insolvent testamentary estates
290. Administration extends to all property of deceased where-ever situate
291. Recall of probate or letters
292. Where no executor applies
293. Where estate is not completely administrated
294. Powers to grant prohibits to the corporation
295. Conflict of claims
296. Limited and special grants
297. Compensation of executors and administrators
298. Rectification of errors in grant
299. Reference to court
300. Filing of accounts
301. Liability of interest
302. Discovery of property
303. Intermediate account
304. Final Accounts
305. Final settlement to be conclusive in certain cases
306. Order of Public Trustee for distribution of estate
307. Prescription
308. Administration of estates by Public Trustee
309. Resealing in Sri Lanka of probates letters of administration granted outside Sri Lanka
310. Payment of stamp duty
311. Offences and penalties
312. Transitional provisions
313. Construction of other written law
314. Interpretation
315. Appellate proceedings
316. Appeals in criminal cases
317. Appeals in civil cases
318. Notice of appeal
319. When one of several plaintiffs or defendants may appeal against judgment
320. Computation of time
321. Additional steps
322. Deposit of security
323. Form of notice of appeal
324. Notice of appeal may foe amended or rejected
325. Stay of further proceedings upon acceptance of notice of appeal
326. Application for leave to appeal
327. Disposal of application for leave
328. Stay of further proceedings upon leave being granted
329. Appeal to be numbered entered on Register of Appeals
330. Appellant to file written submissions
331. Form of written sub missions
332. Respondent may file counter submissions
333. Appellant file addendum
334. Respondent to be exempted from filing counter submissions in certain cases
335. Submissions to be filed in triplicate
336. Roll of Pending Appeals
337. Appeal to be listed for hearing
338. Consolidation of appeals
339. Procedure at the hearing
340. Appellant in custody entitled to be present
341. Supplementary of court
342. Delivery of judgment
343. Form of judgment
344. Decree to be entered
345. Legal assistance to appellant
346. Costs
347. State representation
348. Powers of court
349. Appeal from District of Magistrate Courts in criminals cases
350. Appeal from judgment of High Courts in criminal cases
351. Withdrawal of appeals
352. Death or change of status of party to appeal
353. Effect of error omission or default in complying with the provisions of this Law
354. Powers of revision
355. Appeals pending before the Supreme Court
356. Interpretation
357. Destruction of Court records
358. Notice praises Destructive
359. Action consequent to destruction
360. Interpretation
361. Section - 361
362. Section - 362
363. Section - 363
364. Section - 364
365. Section - 365
366. Section - 366
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