Transmission of documents relating to cause

(1) As soon as may be after the committal of the accused person, the examining magistrate shall transmit to the Registrar– (a) the original information, depositions of the witnesses, documentary exhibits thereto, and any recognisances entered into; and (b) a certified copy of all the documents mentioned in paragraph (a) for the use of the trial judge, and he shall also transmit to the Director of Public Prosecutions a true copy of all the said documents, and in case of a capital offence provide a true copy of the said documents for each accused person. (2) All exhibits, other than documentary exhibits, shall, unless the magistrate otherwise directs, be taken charge of by the police, who shall produce them at the trial.