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327P DPP must elect which offence to prosecute

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If the DPP satisfies the Court of Appeal under sections 327L, 327M and 327N, or any 2 of those sections, the DPP must elect to prosecute either—
S. 327P inserted by No. 81/2011 s. 17.
(b)the offence of which the accused has been acquitted or a related offence—
and may proceed only on that basis.