65. Plea of no case. -(1) At the close of the case for prosecution, the accused may offer a plea that the evidence given on behalf of the prosecution, in respect of any one or more charges, has not established a prima-facie case against him and that he should not, therefore, be called upon for his defence as respects such charge or charges.
(2) The court shall hear the address by the accused it support of such plea and the reply by the prosecutor there to, and shall consider the plea in closed court-and if its satisfied that the plea is well-founded in respect of any one or more charges to which it relates, it shall record finding of “not-guilty” in respect of such charge or charges, and the accused shall there after be called upon for his defence on, in respect of the remaining charges, if any, in the charge-sheet.
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