(1) As soon as the civil party has deposited the sum of money provided for in section 158, the
Examining Magistrate shall forward the complaint to the State Counsel for his submissions.
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(2) The submissions of the State Counsel may:
a) declare the civil claim inadmissible;
b) order the commencement of an inquiry against a known or unknown person.
(3) The State Counsel may also, in the case of a complaint without sufficient grounds or
inadequate justification having regard to the supporting documents, request that the person
mentioned in the complaint be heard as a witness by the Examining Magistrate.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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