IF THE COMPLAINT IS NOT SWORN TO BY THE OFFENDED PARTY, IS IT VOID?

Category: Criminal Procedure

IF  THE COMPLAINT IS NOT SWORN TO BY THE  OFFENDED  PARTY,  IS IT VOID?

> No, a complaint presented by a private person when not sworn to by him is not necessarily void
> The  want  of  an  oath  is  merely  a  defect  in  form,  which  doesn’t affect the substantive rights of the defendant on the merits