Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977)Chapter 20 : Preparatory Examination137. Magistrate to transmit record of preparatory examination to attorney-general |
The magistrate or regional magistrate, as the case may be, shall, at the conclusion of a preparatory examination and whether or not the accused is under section 135 discharged in respect of any charge, send a copy of the record of the preparatory examination to the attorney-general and, where the accused is not discharged in respect of all the charges put to him under section 130, adjourn the proceedings pending the decision of the attorney-general.