Cameroon Criminal Procedure Code 2005 - On TRACK against ...

(3) The provisions of sub section (1) shall not be applicable either to simple offences or tooffences, the prosecution of which is solely reserved for the Legal Department.Section 158:(1) The victim who sets the criminal action in motion by virtue of section 157 (1) shall, at therisk of his complaint being inadmissible, deposit at the registry of the Court of First Instance anamount considered sufficient for defraying the cost of the proceedings.The amount of the deposit shall be fixed by an order of the Examining Magistrate.(2) An additional deposit may be fixed in the course on the inquiry.Section 159:(1) When the complaint does not reside within the jurisdiction of the court where the preliminaryinquiry is held, he shall choose an address for service therein by preparing and depositing adocument to that effect at the registry of the said court.(2) Where he fails to choose his address for service, he shall not be heard to say that he had noknowledge of any documents which he ought to have been served with, as provided for by thelaw.Section 160:(1) As soon as the civil party has deposited the sum of money provided for in section 158, theExamining Magistrate shall forward the complaint to the State Counsel for his submissions.(2) the submissions of the State Counsel may:a) declare the civil claim inadmissible;b) order the commencement of an inquiry against a known or unknown person.(3) The State Counsel may also, in the case of a complaint without sufficient grounds orinadequate justification having regard to the supporting documents, request that the personmentioned in the complaint be heard as a witness by the Examining Magistrate.