7. Section 197 of the principal enactment is hereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor :-
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and it appears to the satisfaction of the Judge that he rightly comprehends the effect of his plea, the plea shall be recorded on the indictment and he may be convicted thereon : | | | (a) the offence with which he is indicted; or |
| (b) a lesser offence for which he could be convicted on that indictment and the Court and the Attorney- General are willing to accept that plea, |
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(2) The Judge shall in sentencing the accused have regard to the fact that he so pleaded.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts