Section 54Part 3 — General Provisions Relating to Criminal Investigations and Proceedings
Mode of delivering judgment
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54. (1) Except in a case in which the personal attendance of the accused person has been dispensed with under any law or by leave of the court, the judgment of any court in the exercise of its original jurisdiction in any criminal trial shall be pronounced, or the substance of such judgment explained, in open court either immediately after the termination of the trial or at some subsequent time of which notice shall be given to the parties and their legal representatives, if any: Provided that the whole judgment shall be read out by the Court if so requested by the prosecution or the defence.
In any case in which judgment is required by subsection (1) to be read, or the substance thereof explained, in open court the accused person shall be required to be present to hear the same.