11 Initiation of the criminal suit restricted 35. No criminal suit shall be initiated :(a) by the General Crimes Police, save upon permission from the Prosecution Attorney :(i) in offences, wherein no arrest without warrant shall be made; (ii) in offences relating to a public servant; (b) save upon permission of the competent body, where the same is from the following offences :(i) in breach of the conduct of justce, save upon permission of the court; (ii) which are compoundable, save from the proprietor of the right, or whoever deputizes therefor; (iii) wherein any law provides for the requirement of permission from such body , as the law may specify; (c) against any person enjoying procedural, or substantive immunity, save in accordance with the provisions of such law, as may provide therefor. Private relinquishment 36.(1) An injured, or interested party, or his guardian, where he is a child, or suffering from mental infirmity, may relinquish his private right in the criminal suit, by pardon, or concilation at any time before passing a final judgement therein, without prejudice to the public right. (2) An injured party, or his guardian may relinquish the criminal suit, in case of the offences entered on Schedule I, hereto; on condition that the injury is confined to him. (3) The Criminal Prosecution Bureau shall stand in the place of the injured, or interested party whenever the same is inconsistent with the interest of his guardian. Lapse of the criminal suit 37.(1) The criminal suit shall lapse for any of the following reasons :(a) the issue of a decision ending the same, by the Prosecution Attorney, or the court, by reason of the death of the accused, or upon private relinquishment of the criminal suit; (b) passing a final judgement therein of acquittal, or conviction; (c) passing a grounded decision by the Prosecution Attorneys Bureau refusing preference of charge, or dismissal of the criminal suit; (d) passing a grounded decision, by the Minister of Justice staying the criminal suit; (e) passing a decision by the Court dismissing the criminal suit; (f) passing a decision by the Head of State of general amnesty, which includes the criminal suit.

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