Juries Act, 1927

Challenges for cause shown.

58.—(1) In every trial of a civil issue which is tried with a jury any party may challenge for cause shown any number of jurors.

(2) In every trial of a criminal issue which is tried with a jury the accused person or any of the accused persons may challenge for cause shown any number of jurors.

(3) In every trial of a criminal issue which is tried with a jury and is not prosecuted at the suit of the Attorney-General of Saorstát Eireann the prosecutor may challenge for cause shown any number of jurors.

(4) Whenever on the trial of an issue with a jury some of the parties or the accused persons have joined or are required by this Act to join in their challenges they shall make their challenges for cause shown jointly and not severally.

(5) Whenever a juror is challenged for cause shown such cause shall be shown immediately upon the challenge being made and the Judge shall then allow or disallow the challenge as he shall think proper and such allowance or disallowance shall be final and conclusive.

(6) Whenever a juror is challenged for cause shown and such challenge is allowed by the Judge, such juror shall forthwith leave the jury box and shall not be included in the jury.