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A subordinate court cannot acquit at a preliminary inquiry; only discharge under section 230 is lawful, review substituted the acquittal.
Criminal procedure – Preliminary inquiry – Subordinate Court lacks power to acquit in inquiries for offences triable by the High Court – Section 230 (discharge) v. Section 88(b) (prosecutorial withdrawal) – Review powers under ss. 337 and 338(1).
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