[Rev. 2012] Criminal Procedure Code CAP. 75 268. Repealed by Act No. 33 of 1963, First Sch. 269. Repealed by Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch. 270. Repealed by Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch. 271. Repealed by Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch. 272. Repealed by Act No. 33 of 1963, First Sch. 273. Repealed by Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch. Arraignment 274. Pleading to information The accused person to be tried before the High Court upon an information shall be placed at the bar unfettered, unless the court sees cause otherwise to order, and the information shall be read over to him by the Registrar or other officer of the court, and explained if need be by that officer or interpreted by the interpreter of the court, and the accused person shall be required to plead instantly thereto, unless, where the accused person is entitled to service of a copy of the information, he objects to the want of service, and the court finds that he has not been duly served therewith. 275. Orders for amendment of information, separate trial, and postponement of trial (1) Every objection to an information for a formal defect on the face thereof shall be taken immediately after the information has been read over to the accused person and not later. (2) Where, before a trial upon information or at any stage of the trial, it appears to the court that the information is defective, the court shall make an order for the amendment of the information as the court thinks necessary to meet the circumstances of the case, unless, having regard to the merits of the case, the required amendments cannot be made without injustice; and any amendments shall be made upon such terms as to the court shall seem just. (3) Where an information is so amended, a note of the order for amendment shall be endorsed on the information, and the information shall be treated for the purposes of all proceedings in connexion therewith as having been filed in the amended form. (4) Where, before a trial upon information or at any stage of the trial, the court is of the opinion that the accused may be prejudiced or embarrassed in his defence by reason of being charged with more than one offence in the same information, or that for any other reason it is desirable to direct that the accused should be tried separately for any one or more offences charged in an information, the court may order a separate trial of any count or counts of the information. (5) Where, before a trial upon information or at any stage of the trial, the court is of the opinion that the postponement of the trial of the accused is expedient as a consequence of the exercise of any power of the court under this Code, the court shall make such order as to the postponement of the trial as appears necessary. C44 - 81 [Issue 1]