Chapter VIII - RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY (From Section 111 to Section 124)
Condition of pardon: failure to comply may lead to trial for original or related offences and false evidence. If a person who accepted a pardon is certified by the Public Prosecutor to have wilfully concealed material facts or given false evidence, they may be tried for the original offence, related offences, and for giving false evidence; such trials cannot be joint and prosecution for false evidence needs High Court sanction. Statements made when accepting the pardon may be admitted. The accused may plead compliance, placing the burden on the prosecution to prove otherwise, and the court must ask, record, and ultimately determine compliance before judgment, acquitting if compliance is found.
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Condition of pardon: failure to comply may lead to trial for original or related offences and false evidence.
If a person who accepted a pardon is certified by the Public Prosecutor to have wilfully concealed material facts or given false evidence, they may be tried for the original offence, related offences, and for giving false evidence; such trials cannot be joint and prosecution for false evidence needs High Court sanction. Statements made when accepting the pardon may be admitted. The accused may plead compliance, placing the burden on the prosecution to prove otherwise, and the court must ask, record, and ultimately determine compliance before judgment, acquitting if compliance is found.
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