Trial without a jury in certain cases

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Criminal Code, the Juries Act or any other law or rule of practice to the contrary, every person who is committed for trial or indicted, either alone or jointly with others, for any one or more of the offences set out in sub-section (2) shall be tried before a judge of the court sitting alone without a jury, including the preliminary issue (if raised) of fitness to plead or to stand trial for such offences. cases. CAP. 101. CAP. 128. (2) The offences referred to in sub-section (1) are– (a) (b) Attempt to murder, (c) Abetment of Murder, and (d) Conspiracy to commit murder. (3) In an indictment charging an accused person with any of the offences specified in sub-section (2), no other count for an offence not referred to in the said sub-section shall be added.