{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:article:144","workId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:criminal-procedure:2015:en","title":"Acquittal of Accused when No Case for Prosecution","number":"144","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/144/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK III — PROSECUTION AND TRIAL","title":"TITLE II — TRIAL","chapter":"Chapter 4. — Evidence"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"lead","number":"","text":"At the conclusion of the prosecution evidence, the Court shall order the acquittal of the accused on any charge if it determines that the prosecution has not produced sufficient evidence against the accused on that charge that would warrant a finding of guilty.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/criminal-procedure-code-2015/article/144/#lead","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"criminal-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":111,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/criminal-procedure-code-2015/page/111/?article=144&paragraph=lead#article-144-lead"}]}],"caution":"English-language 2015 Ministry of Justice edition. Refworld catalogues the English text as an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation or whether this text reflects later legal changes."}