1988 Ed.]
Criminal Procedure
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(2) If a person admitted to bail does not appear at the time and place required by the court, a court may order any sum deposited pursuant to an order under subsection (1) to be forfeited and may issue a warrant for the arrest of that person.
(3) An order of a court under subsection (1) may be in addition to any recognizance, with or without sureties, required by or under this or any other Ordinance.
(4) In this section "court" includes the District Court and a magistrate.
(Added, 35 of 1976, s. 3)
Arrest of persons granted bail
13B. (1) Any police officer may arrest without warrant any person who has been admitted to bail-
(a) if the police officer has reasonable grounds for believing that any condition on or subject to which such person was admitted to bail has been or is likely to be broken; (Replaced, 35 of 1976, s. 4)
(b) on being notified in writing by any surety for that person (including a surety who has deposited a sum of money pursuant to an order under section 13AA(1)) that the surety believes that that person is likely to break the condition that he will appear at the time and place required and for that reason the surety wishes to be relieved of his obligations as surety. (Amended, 35 of 1976, s. 4)
(2) Any person arrested under subsection (1) shall be brought within 24 hours after his arrest or as soon as practicable thereafter before a magistrate, except where he was so arrested within the period of 24 hours immediately preceding an occasion on which he is required by virtue of a condition of his bail to appear before any court, in which case he shall be brought before that court.
(3) If it appears to the court before which a person is brought under subsection (2) that any condition on or subject to which such person was admitted to bail has been or is likely to be broken, the court may-
(a) remand that person in custody; or
(b) admit that person to bail on the same conditions or on such other conditions as it thinks fit,
but if it does not so appear to that court the court shall admit that person to bail on the same conditions. (Replaced, 35 of 1976, s. 4)
(4) In this section, "court" includes the District Court and a magistrate. (Amended, 35 of 1976, s. 4)
(Added, 5 of 1971, s. 3) [cf. U.K. 1967 c. 80, s. 23]
Institution of proceedings
Institution of proceedings by Attorney General
14. (1) The Attorney General, if he sees fit to institute criminal proceedings, shall institute such proceedings in the court against the accused person as to him may seem legal and proper--