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Criminal Procedure Code (English)
Article 88
Table of Contents
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Article 1
Sl'Opeofapplimtion.
Article 4
Jurisdiction as regards offences.
Article 5
Persons to be tried.
Article 6
Area of jurisdiction.
Article 7
Appellate jurisdiction.
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Structural division:
BOOK III
Article 88 — Recordingof evidence.
Criminal Procedure Code (English)
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Evidence shall be recorded in accordance with Art. 147 and the evidence of each witness shall be recorded on separate sheets of paper.
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Article 8
Powers of public prosecution department.
Article 9
Duties of the police.
Article 10
Police public prosecutors.
Article 11
Accusation in general.
Article 12
Anonl"mousaccusations.
Article 13
Offences punishable on complaint.
Article 14
Form of accusationor complaint.
Article 15
Accusationor complaintagainstan unknownoffender.
Article 16
Authority comfJPtent for receiving accusation or complaint.
Article 17
Accusation or complaint addressed to wrong authority.
Article 18
False accusation or complaint.
Article 19
Flagrant offences.
Article 20
Assimilated cases.
Article 21
Effect as regards setting in motion of proceedings or arrest.
Article 22
Principle.
Article 23
Duty oj police to investIgate.
Article 24
Recording oj Statement.
Article 25
Summoning oj a"cused or suspected person.
Article 26
Arrest.
Article 27
Interrogation.
Article 28
Release on bond.
Article 29
Procedure after arrest.
Article 30
Examination of witnesses by the police.
Article 31
No inducement to-be offered.
Article 32
Searches and seizures.
Article 34
Physical examination
Article 35
Power of court to record statements and confessions.
Article 39
Closure of police investigation file.
Article 40
Duty to instituteproceedings.
Article 41
Doubtful cases.
Article 42
Cases where proceedings shall not be instituted
Article 43
Form of refusal.
Article 46
~ Liability of private prosecutor.
Article 47
~ Personsentitled to co' Ictprivateprosecutions.
Article 48
~Stay.of proceedings in private prosecution pending institution of proceedings
Article 49
Principle.
Article 50
Arrest without warrant in flagrant cases.
Article 51
Arrest without warrantby the police.
Article 52
Principle.
Article 53
Issue of warrant.
Article 54
When warrant of arrest to be issued.
Article 55
Application for warrant in urgent cases.
Article 56
Arrest how made.
Article 58
Handing over of arrested person.
Article 59
Detention.
Article 60
Conaitions of remand.
Article 61
Detained persons right to consult advocate.
Article 62
Finding of sureties.
Article 63
Principle.
Article 64
Application for bail.
Article 65
Court may direct by endorsement on warrant security to be taken.
Article 66
Decision on application for bail.
Article 67
Bail not aI/owed
Article 68
Bail aI/owed.
Article 69
Amount to be secured.
Article 70
Obligations of guarantors.
Article 71
Duration of bail hOlld.
Article 72
Release.
Article 73
Mistake o/'fraud.
Article 74
New facts.
Article 75
Application to court of appeal where baihefused.
Article 76
Failure to appear.
Article 77
Released person like(v to abscond.
Article 78
Discharge of sureties.
Article 79
Forfeiture ofrecognisances.
Article 80
Principle.
Article 81
Court having jurisdiction.
Article 82
Pl"ocedure.
Article 83
Opening of preliminary inquiry.
Article 84
Taking-evidence for prosecution.
Article 85
Accused asked whether he wishes to make a statement.
Article 87
Additional witnesses.
Article 88
Recordingof evidence.
Article 89
Committal for trial.
Article 90
Bond of witnesses.
Article 91
Record to be forwarded to registrar.
Article 92
Contents of record.
Article 93
~ Accusedmay be remanded.
Article 94
Adjournment. - Conditions.
Article 95
New adjournment and summonses.
Article 96
Effect of adjournment.
Article 97
Exhibits.
Article 98
Contents of record.
Article 99
Ordillary place oltrial.
Article 100
Accused triable in place where act is done or where consequences ensued.
Article 101
Place of trial where act is an offence by reason of relation to other offence.
Article 102
Trial wherr place of offence is uncertain.
Article 103
Offence committed on a journey.
Article 104
Place of trial of offence committed outside Ethiopia on an Ethiopian ship
Article 105
PrinciplB.
Article 106
Change of venue.
Article 107
Public prosecutor to direct place of trUJl.
Article 108
Principle.
Article 109
Framing, filing and service of the charge.
Article 110
Charge wrong~I' filed.
Article 111
Contents and form of the charge.
Article 112
Description of circumstances.
Article 113
Where it is doubtful what offence has been committed.
Article 114
Aggravated offences how charged and procedure.
Article 115
Person charged IiUthan offence may be convicted of an attempt or as ac-
Article 116
More than one charge.
Article 117
Joinder of charges.
Article 118
Effect of errors.
Article 119
Alteration or addition to charge.
Article 120
Effect of alteration or addition.
Article 121
Recall of witnesses.
Article 122
Withdrawalof charges.
Article 123
Trial to be fixed.
Article 124
Witness summonses.
Article 125
Bench warrant.
Article 126
Opening of hearing.
Article 127
Attendance of accused.
Article 128
Verificatiol/ of idel/titJ'.
Article 129
Reading out of charge.
Article 130
Ohjections to the charge.
Article 132
Plea of accused.
Article 133
Plea of not guilty.
Article 134
Plea of guilty.
Article 135
Amendment of plea.
Article 136
Opening of case and calling of witnesses for prosecution.
Article 137
; - Form of questions put in examination-in-chief
Article 138
Antecedents of accused.
Article 139
Re-examination.
Article 140
Absence of cross-examination.
Article 141
Acquittal of accused when no case for prosecution.
Article 142
Opening of case for defence.
Article 143
Additional witnesses.
Article 144
Depositions taken In preliminary inquiry may be put ill evidence.
Article 145
Statemellts made in police investigation may be put UIevidence.
Article 146
Objection to evidence.
Article 147
Recording of evidence.
Article 148
Final addresses.
Article 150
Filing complaint and charge.
Article 151
Attempt to reconcile the parties.
Article 152
Security/or costs.
Article 153
Hearing and judgment.
Article 154
Principle.
Article 156
AI'I'Ii('Qlionallowed.
Article 157
Injured par~" may wilhdraw.
Article 158
Acquittal or discharge.
Article 159
Order onawardof compensation.
Article 160
Principle.
Article 161
Conditions for trying accused person in his absence.
Article 162
Publication of summons.
Article 163
Hearing andjudgment.
Article 164
Setting aside of judgment.
Article 165
Absence/II privateprosecutor.
Article 166
Ahsence of accused.
Article 167
Summoning of accused.
Article 168
Accused may plead guilty in writing to petty offence.
Article 169
Proceedings andjudgment.
Article 170
Procedure where accused appears before the court charged with petty
Article 171
Pril/ciple.
Article 172
I/slilulion ofproceeding.r.
Article 173
Summoning of young person's guardian.
Article 174
Young person may be assisted by counsel.
Article 175
Removal of young person from chambers.
Article 176
Hearing. .
Article 177
Judgment.
Article 178
Orders which may be made against parents and guardians.
Article 179
Cost of upkeep of young person in certain circumstances.
Article 180
Variation or modification of order made in respect of young person.
Article 181
Principle.
Article 182
Courts having appel/ate jurisdiction.
Article 183
Application to His Imperial Majestr's Chi/at.
Article 184
No inter/ocutory appeals.
Article 185
Appeal against conviction (Indsentence.
Article 186
Appeal where injured partv claims compensation.
Article 187
Notice of appeal and memorandum of appeal.
Article 188
Stay of execution.
Article 189
Contents of memo randum of appeal.
Article 190
Record and exhibits to beforwarded to court of appeal.
Article 191
Applicationfor leave to appeal out of time.
Article 192
Hearing.
Article 193
~ Absenceof a party to the appeal.
Article 194
Additional evidence.
Article 197
Court IiOvingjurisdiction.
Article 198
Time andform of application.
Article 199
Groundsfor granting application.
Article 200
Action uponfiling of application.
Article 201
Hearing.
Article 202
Judgment.
Article 203
Principle.
Article 204
Warrant in respec" of person sentenced to death.
Article 205
Warrant in respect of per san sentenced to lass of liberty.
Article 206
Execution may be postponed in certain cases.
Article 207
Warrant in respect o/person sentenced tojlogging.
Article 208
Warrant in respect o/irresponsible persons.
Article 209
~Recovery o/fmes.
Article 210
Payment
Article 211
Confiscation o/property.
Article 212
Sequestration of property.
Article 213
Orders in respect of young persons.
Article 214
Compulsory Iobour, secondary penoltil!s and ~asures.
Article 215
Recording
Article 216
Principle.
Article 217
Procedure and decision.
Article 218
Applicationfor reinstatement.
Article 219
Procedure and decision.
Article 220
Costs of public prosecution.
Article 221
Costs of private prosecution.
Article 222
Injured party.
Article 223
Jurisdiction.
Article 224
Appeal.
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