Statutes—Construction—Proclamation, 1979, s. 4(a)—Extent of operation of section
4(a)—Whether it nullified the provisions of article 15 (3) (b) and (4) of suspended
Constitution, 1969—Constitution, 1969, art 15 (3) (b) and (4)—Armed Forces
Revolutionary Council (Establishment) Proclamation, 1979, s.4(a).
Statutes—Construction—Statutes in pari materia—Constitution, 1969, art. 15(3) (b)
and 15(4) allowing bail in cases of unreasonable delay in trial—Act 30, s. 96 (7)
prohibiting bail in all murder cases—Whether article 15 (3) (b) and (4) of Constitution,
1969, repealed by Act 30, s. 96(7)—Act 30, s. 96(7)—Constitution, 1969, art. 15(3) (b)
and (4)—Criminal Procedure Code (Amendment) Decree, 1975 (N.R.C.D. 309), s. 2.
Statutes—Interpretation "shall"—Whether mandatory—Provision in section 96 (7) of
Act 30 prohibiting the grant of bail in murder cases—Whether "shall" mandatory at all
times and for all purposes—Criminal Procedure Code, 1960 (Act 30), s. 96(7).
Criminal law and procedure—Bail—Application for bail before trial—Murder—
Conditions for granting bail before trial—Principles governing grant of bail as specified
in Constitution, 1969, art. 15(3) (b) and (4) and section 96 (7) of Act 30 as amended
by N.R.C.D. 309—Whether applicant entitled to bail because of unreasonable delay
in proceedings—What constitutes