Section 13

Notwithstanding any other written law but subject to subsection (3), Intermediate Courts in the exercise of their criminal jurisdiction shall have (concurrently with the High Court) all the jurisdiction, powers, duties and authority as are vested, conferred and imposed on the

High Court in the exercise of its original criminal jurisdiction.

For the purpose of subsection (1), all such written laws shall be construed subject to such modifications as may be necessary to bring them into conformity with this Act.

Intermediate Courts shall not have jurisdiction —

In any trial before an Intermediate Court in which it appears after the conviction of the accused that a period of imprisonment longer than 20 years should be imposed in respect of the offence, the Intermediate

Court may commit him to the High Court for sentence.

Intermediate Courts 14

On a committal of an accused under subsection (4), the

Intermediate Court may remand him in custody pending the sentence of the

High Court which shall have the power to sentence him in accordance with the law under which he was found guilty by the Intermediate Court.

Where the High Court and Intermediate Courts have concurrent jurisdiction in respect of any prosecution or proceeding, the Public

Prosecutor or any person expressly authorised by him in writing shall direct in which of those Courts they shall be instituted:

Provided that, subject to this Act, section 189 of the Criminal Procedure

Code (Chapter 7) applies to an Intermediate Court as it applies to the Court of a Magistrate.