" If, during a prosecution for an offence, the accused pleads a right of ownership or any other right, the court shall decide the matter in accordance with the fo1lowing rules : - An interlocutory plea shall only be al10wed if it' is founded either on an apparent right or on equivalent facts of possession, and if the 1egal grounds are such as to negate the character of the offence attached ta the facts which gave rise ta the 1egal proceedings . - If the case is brought before a civil court, the judgment sha11 specify a period which sha11 not exceed three months within which the party must bring the case before the competent judges and justify his action, failing which the plea shall be overruled"