CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 155 Refusal to plead
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 1986 - SECT 155
Refusal to plead155 Refusal to plead
If an accused person who is arraigned stands mute, or will not answer directly to the indictment, the court may order a plea of "not guilty" to be entered on behalf of the accused person, and the plea so entered has the same effect as if the accused person had actually pleaded "not guilty".