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| (1) If any evidence is adduced on behalf of the accused the prosecutor shall be entitled to reply and with the leave of court to call witnesses in rebuttal. |
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| (2) When the evidence for the defence consists only of the evidence of the accused or of documentary evidence, the prosecutor shall not be entitled to reply. |
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| (3) In this section, the expression, " documentary evidence " includes a statement which is used in evidence to prove that a witness on a former occasion made a statement inconsistent with his present testimony. |
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