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Sessions of the peace

by a statute passed since the institution of the office of justice of the peace, it may be tried by a Court of quarter sessions, unless there is some special direction that it shall be determined by

Liability of such persons

decree on the ground of collusion, fraud or the like but so as not to have the suit tried over again or to raise issues between himself and his other partners, Gambhir Mal Pandiya v. J.K. Jute

Uniformity, Act of

Amendment Act, 1872 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 35). These earlier Acts allow offences against them to be tried at assizes by judge and jury with diocesan assessorship, and impose very severe punishments on convicted offenders-imprisonment for

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Specific provision to the contrary

years earlier. What s. 27 contemplates is that a child under the age of sixteen years may be tried by a Chief Judicial Magistrate or any court specially empowered under the Children Act, 1960. It is an

Special jury

after the verdict, certifies upon the back of the record that it was a proper cause to be tried by a special jury. See also JURY and TRIAL, and Chitty's Statutes, tit. 'Juries.'

Special Commission

gaol delivery, issued by the Crown to the judges when it is necessary that offences should be immediately tried and punished.

Special case

be convenient to have decided before any evidence is given or any question or issue of fact is tried, or before any reference is made to a referee or an arbitrator, the Court or judge may make

Soup

briefs for the prosecution handed to members of the barmess of certain courts where prisoners are to be tried on indictment in cases other than private prosecutions.

Sittingsin banc

law and transacted other judicial business, as distinguished from Nisi Prius sittings, at which matters of fat were tried. See DIVISIONAL COURT

Sedition

Sedition, an offence against the Crown and govern-ment, not capital, and not amounting to treason. It cannot be tried at Quarter Sessions. See the (English) Unlawful Assemblies Act, 1799 (39 Geo. 3, c. 79); the (English) Seditious

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