CAP. 75 Criminal Procedure Code [Rev. 2012] (6) Where an order of the court is made under this section for a separate trial or for postponement of a trial— (a) Repealed by Act No. 7 of 2007, Sch. (b) the procedure on the separate trial of a count shall be the same in all respects as if the count had been found in a separate information, and the procedure on the postponed trial shall be the same in all respects (provided that the assessors, if any, have been discharged) as if the trial had not commenced; and (c) the court may make such order as to admitting the accused to bail, and as to the enlargement of recognizances and otherwise, as the court thinks fit. (7) A power of the court under this section shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any other power of the court for the same or similar purposes. [Act No. 33 of 1963, First Sch.] 276. Quashing of information (1) If an information does not state, and cannot by amendment authorized by section 275 be made to state, an offence of which the accused has had notice, it shall be quashed either on a motion made before the accused pleads or on a motion made in arrest of judgment. (2) A written statement of every such motion shall be delivered to the Registrar or other officer of the court by or on behalf of the accused and shall be entered upon the record. 277. Procedure in case of previous convictions Where an information contains a count charging an accused person with having been previously convicted for an offence, the procedure shall be as follows— (a) the part of the information stating the previous conviction shall not be read out in court, nor shall the accused be asked whether he has been previously convicted as alleged in the information, unless and until he has either pleaded guilty to or been convicted of the subsequent offence; (b) if he pleads guilty to or is convicted of the subsequent offence, he shall then be asked whether he has been previously convicted as alleged in the information; (c) if he answers that he has been so previously convicted, the judge may proceed to pass sentence on him accordingly; but if he denies that he has been so previously convicted, or refuses to or does not answer the question, the court and the assessors shall then hear evidence concerning the previous conviction: Provided that, if upon the trial of a person for a subsequent offence that person gives evidence of his own good character, the advocate for the prosecution, in answer thereto, may give evidence of the conviction of that person for the previous offence or offences before a verdict of guilty is returned, and the court and assessors shall inquire concerning the previous conviction or convictions at the same time that they inquire concerning the subsequent offence. [Act No. 33 of 1963, First Sch.] [Issue 1] C44 - 82