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CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 596

Motion to quash indictment

596 Motion to quash indictment

(1) The accused person may before pleading apply to the court to quash the indictment on the ground that it is calculated to prejudice or embarrass the person in the person’s defence to the charge, or that it is formally defective.
(2) Upon such motion the court may quash the indictment, or may order it to be amended in such manner as the court thinks just, or may refuse the motion.



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