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| (1) Subject to the provisions of sections 317, 318 and 319 any person who shall be dissatisfied with any judgment or final order pronounced by any Magistrate's Court in a criminal case or matter to which he is a party may prefer an appeal to the Court of Appeal against such judgment for any error in law, or in fact -
| | (a) by lodging within fourteen days from the time of such judgment or order being passed or made, with such Magistrate's Court a petition of appeal addressed to the Court of Appeal, or | | |
| | (b) by stating within the time aforesaid to the Registrar of such court or to the jailer of the prison in which he is for the time being confined his desire to appeal and the grounds therefor, providing at the same time a stamp of the value of five rupees, and it shall thereupon be the duty of such Registrar or jailer as the case may be, to prepare a petition of appeal and lodge it with the court by which such judgment or order was pronounced. | | |
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| (2) Subject to the relevant provision of section 317 the Attorney-General may prefer an appeal to the Court of Appeal against any judgment or final order pronounced by a Magistrate's Court in any criminal case or matter, and where he so appeals, or where he sanctions an appeal, the time within which the petition of appeal must be preferred shall be twenty eight-days. Explanation.-An order made under section 154 committing an accused for trial or an order made under section 153 discharging an accused is not a judgment or final order. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts