Article 148 — Final addresses.

(I) After the evidence for the defence has been concluded the prosecutor may address the court on questions of law and fact. (2) The accused or his advocate shall then address the court on questions of law and fact. He shall always have the last word, (3) Where there are more than one accused the presiding judge shall decide in which order the accused or their advocates shall address the court. A.rt. 149. - Judgment and sentence. (1) When the final addresses including the addresses under Art. 156, if any, have been conduded, the court shall give judgment. The judgment shall be dated and signed by the judge delivering it. The judgment shall contain a summary of the evidence, shall give reasons for accepting or rejecting evidence and shall contain the provisions of the law on which it is based and, in the case of a conviction, the article of the law under which the conviction is m<1de. (2) Where tht, an used is found not guilty, the judgment shall contain an order of acquittal and, where appropriate, an order that the accused be released from cllstody. (3) Where the accused is found guilty, the court shall ask the prosecutor whether he has anything to say as regards sentence by way of aggravation or mitigation. The prosecutor may call witnesses as to the character of the accused, (4) Where the prosecutor has made his submissions on sentence the accused or his advocate shall be entitled to reply and may call witnesses as to character. Where the accused does not admit any fact regarding his antecedents, the prosecutor shall be required to prove the same. (5) The court shall then pass sentence and shall record the articles of the law under which the sentence has been passed. ~OOKIV 55 (6) Nothing herein contained shall affect the provisions of Art. 195 and 196 Penal Code. (7) After delivery of judgment the prosecutor and the accused shall be in- formed of their right of appeal.