(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.
(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 27-07-2005
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