New procedures for judges considering an application for a voluntary bill of indictment. The rules provide for compliance with the acts and rules governing such bills, and detailed disclosure of charges refused by magistrates, of the evidence which brought the bill within the rules. It should be for exceptional considerations of justice not administrative convenience. Notice to the defendant was not required.
Citations:
Times 05-Aug-1999
Statutes:
Administration of Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1933 2(2)(b), Indictments (Procedure) Rules 1971 (1971 No 2084)
Criminal Practice
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.84867