CrPC 314 — Oral arguments and memorandum of arguments

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Statutory text

(1) Any party to a proceeding may, as soon as may
be, after the close of his evidence, address concise oral arguments, and may, before he concludes the oral arguments,
if  any,  submit  a  memorandum  to  the  Court  setting  forth  concisely  and  under distinct  headings,  the  arguments  in support of his case and every such memorandum shall form part of the record.
(2) A copy of every such memorandum shall be simultaneously furnished to the opposite party.
(3) No adjournment of the  proceedings shall be  granted  for the  purpose  of  filing the  written arguments unless the Court, for reasons to be recorded in writing, considers it necessary to grant such adjournment.
(4) The  Court  may,  if  it  is  of  opinion  that  the  oral  arguments  are  not  concise  or  relevant,  regulate  such arguments.

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