Section 314

The medical officer or hospital assistant who made the post mortem examination of the body of the deceased shall when possible be called as a witness but in his absence for reasonable cause, the written report of the medical officer or hospital assistant shall be admissible in evidence.

The written report shall be subject to such deduction from its weight as the Court deems proper to make by reason of the report not having

Criminal Procedure Code

CAP.7 173

a been made upon oath and the accused person not having any opportunity of cross-examination.

Procedure where jury has been summoned 314A. (1) If a jury has been summoned under section 309(3), the

Magistrate shall not be required to arrive at or record a finding but shall direct the jury as to their verdict and shall record the verdict of such jury or, if they fail to agree, of the majority thereof which is deemed to be the finding a and sections 312 and 313 shall in such case be construed with the modifications necessary to give effect to this section.

The jury or a majority thereof, as the case may be, shall sign the verdict recorded under subsection (1).

Chapter XYXI

Persons of unsound mind