After you have been found guilty and convicted of an offence, the Court will need to consider what type and amount of sentence to impose against you. Before the Court decides on and imposes the sentence, you will be given an opportunity to inform the Court of any mitigating factors which you may have. The…
You are entitled to have a copy of your Cautioned Statement from the Police. You may also request for a copy of the First Information Report (FIR), which is the first report received by the Police about an offence. An FIR may be a Police Report lodged by a complainant or the transcript of the…
You have the right to remain silent when you are being formally charged and asked to sign the Cautioned Statement. This means that you do not have to mention the facts which you intend to rely on in your defence. However, the Court may not believe your defence if you fail to mention your defence…
If you are being formally charged for a criminal offence, you will be issued with a copy of the charge which would state the type of offence as well as describe the essential particulars of the offence, such as the date, time, location, offending criminal act or conduct in question, value of property involved and…
A Witness Statement / Investigation Statement contains your description of the facts and circumstances relating to the offence being investigated: You will be interviewed by a Police officer and a statement will be recorded after the interview. You must tell the truth in this statement and you may be prosecuted for lying or providing false…