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“Inquiror”,
means the person charged with
the enumeration, recording, and
arrangement of particulars and
executing
the procedure and
directions relating to inquiry;
“Court”,
means the criminal court, set
forth this Act, and established in
accordance with the provisions of
the Judiciary Act, 1986, or any
other law;
“Prosecution Attorneys Burau” means the Prosecution Attorneys
Bureau,
established,
in
accordance with the provisions of
this Act, and the Attorney-General
Act, 1983;
“Prosecution Attorney”,
means the legal counsel, charged
with the Attorneys Bureau, and
exercise of the powers of the
Attorney-General
in
criminal
affairs;
“Superior Prosecution Attorney”, means the Prosecution Attorney
of the suprior post in the state ,
and where not available, the
president of the Prosecution
Attorneys Bureau in the state.
Part II
Criminal Organs and the Powers Thereof
Chapter I
Criminal Courts and the Powers Thereof
Types of criminal courts
6.
Criminal courts shall be of the following eight types :(a) the Supreme Court;
(b) Court of Appeal;
(c) General Criminal Court (Province Court);
(d) First Criminal Court (District Court);
(e) Second Criminal Court (District Court);
(f) Third Criminal Court (District Court);
(g) People’s Criminal Court (Town or Rural Court);
(h) any special criminal court, established by the Chief
Justice, under the Judiciary Act, 1986, or any other law.
Powers of Criminal Courts and Magistrates
7.(1) Criminal Courts shall have the power to determine criminal suits.
(2) Magistrates of Criminal Courts shall, as to inquiry, have the
following powers, to :(a) take confessions;