Singapore Statutes Online - 68 - Criminal Procedure Code

280 Adjournment of inquiry in cases of murder, culpable homicide not amounting to murder, or causing death by rash or negligent act, when any person has been charged before a court in connection with such death

281 Power of Public Prosecutor to direct further investigation in certain cases

282 Post mortem examination of body

283 Medical report of examination

Procedure at inquiries

284 Inquiries to be made by Coroner

285 Coroner may summon witnesses

286 Evidence how recorded

287 Powers of Coroner

288 Right of accused person to be present

289 Right of accused person to examine medical officer

290 Statement of accused person

291 Recording of finding of Coroner

292 Prosecution by Coroner’s order

293 Course when guilty party unknown

294 Certificate of Commissioner of Police

295 Adjournment of inquiries

296 Inquiry may be held by Coroner other than the one who viewed the body

297 Inquiry may be continued by Coroner other than the one commencing it

298 Inquiry held in private

299 Depositions to be sent to Public Prosecutor

Exhumation of body

300 Exhumation

Offences

301 Penalty where body is buried without authority

302 Inquiry when to be deemed a proceeding between Public Prosecutor and accused

Miscellaneous provisions

303 Admissibility of deposition on trial

304 Admissibility of medical report in certain cases

305 Custody of proceedings

306 Death of workman to be reported to Commissioner for Labour

Chapter XXXI — PERSONS OF UNSOUND MIND

307 Interpretation

308 Procedure when accused is suspected to be of unsound mind

309 Certificate of medical superintendent

310 Release of person of unsound mind pending investigation or trial

311 Resumption of inquiry or trial

312 Resumption of proceedings under section 308

313 When accused appears to have been of unsound mind

314 Judgment of acquittal on ground of mental disorder

315 Safe custody of person acquitted

316 Visiting of prisoners of unsound mind

317 Procedure when person of unsound mind reported able to make defence

318 Procedure when person of unsound mind reported fit for discharge

319 Delivery of person of unsound mind to care of relative

Chapter XXXII — PROCEEDINGS IN CASE OF CERTAIN OFFENCES AFFECTING THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

320 Procedure as to offences committed in court, etc.

321 Record of facts constituting the offence

322 Alternative procedure

323 Power to remit punishment

324 Refusal to give evidence

325 Appeal

326 Magistrate not to try certain offences committed before himself

Chapter XXXIII — ORDER FOR REVIEW OF DETENTION

327 Application for Order for Review of Detention

328 Orders for Review of Detention

329 Application for bail

330 Court martial

331 Removal of prisoner from one custody to another

332 Attendance of prisoner as witness in criminal court

333 Duty of officer to whom writ or warrant is addressed

334 Special powers of Registrar in absence of a Judge

335 No appeal

Part IX SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Chapter XXXIV — ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

336 Public Prosecutor

337 Attorney-General may exhibit informations

338 Persons to be deemed to have been brought before High Court in due course of law

339 When Public Prosecutor may direct that accused person be discharged

340 When Public Prosecutor may direct Magistrate’s Court to take further evidence

341 Supplemental inquiry

342 Public Prosecutor may by fiat designate court of trial when criminal offence disclosed

343 Procedure when court designated is High Court

344 Procedure when court designated is not High Court

345 Witnesses to be notified of change of court

346 Public Prosecutor may issue subsequent fiat

347 Public Prosecutor may alter or redraw charge

348 Public Prosecutor may order proceedings before Magistrate’s Court to be transmitted to him

349 Public Prosecutor may thereupon give instructions to Magistrate

Chapter XXXV — BAIL

350 Person released on bail to give address for service

351 When person may be released on bail

352 When person accused of non-bailable offence may be released on bail

353 Amount of bond

354 High Court’s powers to vary bail

355 Bond to be executed

356 Person to be released

357 When warrant of arrest may be issued against person bailed

Chapter XXXVI — PROVISIONS AS TO BONDS

358 Sureties may apply to have bond discharged

359 Cash deposit instead of sureties

360 Arrest on breach of bond for appearance

361 Procedure on forfeiture of bond

362 Appeal from orders

363 Power to direct levy of amount due on bond

Chapter XXXVII — SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO EVIDENCE

364 Procedure where person able to give material evidence is dangerously ill

364A Evidence through live video or live television links

365 Evidence in relation to criminal matter pending in foreign state

366 Where person bound to give evidence intends to leave Singapore

367 Deposition of medical witness

368 Deposition of certain other witnesses

369 Report of certain persons

370 (Repealed)

371 Proof by written statement

372 How previous conviction or acquittal may be proved

373 When receivers, etc., charged, evidence of other cases allowed

374 When evidence of previous conviction may be given

375 Record of evidence in absence of accused

376 Proof by formal admission

377 Hearsay evidence to be admissible only by virtue of this Code and other written law

378 Admissibility of out-of-court statements as evidence of facts stated

379 Restrictions on admissibility of statements by virtue of section 378

380 Admissibility of certain records as evidence of facts stated

381 Provisions supplementary to section 378 or 380

382 Admissibility of hearsay evidence by agreement of parties

383 Admissibility of evidence as to credibility of maker, etc., of statement admitted under certain provisions of this Chapter

384 Saving for exceptions to rule against hearsay in Evidence Act

385 Application of sections 378 to 383 to statements of opinion

Chapter XXXVIII — DISPOSAL Of PROPERTY

386 Order for disposal of property

387 Direction instead of order

388 Payment to innocent person of money found on accused

389 Stay of order

390 Destruction of libellous and other matter

391 Restoration of possession of immovable property

392 Procedure by police on seizure of property

393 Procedure when no claim established

394 Procedure where owner is absent

Chapter XXXIX — MISCELLANEOUS

Irregularities in proceedings

395 Omission to frame charge

396 Irregularities not to vitiate proceedings

397 Irregularity in distress

Affidavits

398 Affidavits before whom sworn

Witnesses called by court

399 Power of court to summon and examine persons

Copies of proceedings

400 Copies of proceedings

Compensation and costs

401 Order for payment of costs of prosecution and compensation

402 Power to award compensation and costs

403 Provisions as to money payable as costs or compensation

404 Reward for unusual exertions

405 Compensation for family of a person killed in arresting

406 Any court may order payment of expenses of witnesses

Rules

407 Minister to make rules as to rates, etc.

408 Application of fines

409 Forms

FIRST SCHEDULE A Tabular Statement of Offences under the Penal Code

SECOND SCHEDULE B

THIRD SCHEDULE C Release on Licence of Persons Sentenced to Corrective Training or Preventive Detention

FOURTH SCHEDULE D Release of Persons Sentenced to Reformative Training

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Criminal Procedure Code

(CHAPTER 68)

(Original Enactment: Ordinance 2 of 1980)

REVISED EDITION 1985

(30th March 1987)

An Act relating to criminal procedure.

[16th May 1955]

PART I

PRELIMINARY