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| (1) Information relating to the commission of an offence may be given orally or in writing to a police officer. |
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| (2) Any such information if given orally, shall be recorded in the manner provided in subsection (8) of section 70. |
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| (3) Where in pursuance of any information given under this section proceedings are instituted in a Magistrate' s Court under section 163, the Magistrate shall, if the person giving the information has been named under section 163 (2) as a witness, cause a copy of such information and of any statement made under subsection (3) of section 70 by the person against whom or in respect of whom the' accused is alleged to have committed an offence, to be furnished to the accused forthwith. |
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| (4) Any information given under this section by any person may be used in evidence in accordance with the provisions of the Evidence Ordinance. |
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