9.Section 158 of the principal enactment is hereby-repealed and the following new section substituted there for: -
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| | (1) When an accused has been committed for trial he shall, if he demands it at a reasonable time before the trial, be furnished with a certified copy of the statements to the police of the witnesses who have testified before the Magistrate and of the statements (if any) to the police of the accused, by the officer-in-charge of the police station where the relevant books are kept, on payment therefor at such rate as may be prescribed by the Minister by regulation : - | | |
| | (2) When an indictment has been forwarded against any person in respect of an offence which is not shown to be triable By a Magistrate's Court in the eighth column of the First Schedule, the Attorney-General may, in the interests of justice, make available to the accused or to his attorney-at-law, for perusal the statement to the police of any witness not listed in the indictment.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts