Jury

Trial-Chief Court of Sind trying criminal case on its original side-Empowered to follow procedure applicable to High Courts in matter of jury trial-Criminal Procedure Code (V of 1898), Ch. XXIII.

Telling jury as a matter of law that if they find, accused did utter words complained of, he was guilty of offence of erecting a public mischief-Criminal Procedure Code (V of 7898), S. 297.

Jury Jury-Empanelling of-Correct procedure-R. 54, Chap. I, General Rules and Circular Orders, High Court of Judicature at Fort William.

Jury Jury-Not directed as to effect of failure to supply to accused copies of statements under Ss. 161, 162, Cr. P. C. Misdirection.

Jury -Misdirection-Circumstantial evidence-Omission to direct that circumstances of case were incapable of explanation on any other hypothesis than that of guilt of accused-Charge bad -Conviction set aside.

Jury-Misdirection-Contributory negligence-Summing up should be considered as a whole.

Jury-Verdict of guilty-Test-Question to be posed by Judge-Whether a reasonable jury could find such a verdict -Not whether in Judge's opinion case herd been established beyond reasonable doubt-(Ceylon case).

When should not he set aside.

Jury-Misdirection (law of Jamaica)-Jury asked to draw conclusions from prisoner's failure to go into witness-box -Prisoner not bound to give evidence-Prosecution to make out case beyond reasonable doubt.