145. When the accused appears or is brought before the Magistrate's Court, the Magistrate shall in a case -
| (a) where the offence or any one of them where there is more than one, falls within the list of offences set out in the Second Schedule to the Judicature Act, No. 2 of 1978 ; or |
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| (b) where the Attorney-General being of opinion that evidence recorded at a preliminary inquiry will be necessary for preparing an indictment, within three months of the date of the commission of the offence so directs, |
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hold a preliminary inquiry according to the provisions hereinafter mentioned. |
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