paraphrase this According to criminal procedure act the defense may ask the state to provide further charge details before any evidence is adduced. Such further particulars bind the state , it neither held nor implied in shabalala that disclosing content of police's docket should have the binding effect.

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Under the criminal procedure act, the defense has the right to request additional information about the charges from the state before presenting any evidence. This additional information puts an obligation on the state, which was not explicitly stated in the Shabalala case, to disclose the content of the police's docket and have it be legally binding.