A 12
[Subsidiary]
Presence of appellant on bail at hearing of his appeal.
Form XVIII.
Varying order for bail.
Sureties discharging their obligations.
Form XIX.
Form XX.
Form XXI.
Power to revoke order for bail.
Form XVIII.
CAP. 221]
Criminal Appeal Rules
[1982 Ed.
49. (1) An appellant who has been admitted to bail shall, by the order of the Court of Appeal or a judge under which he was so admitted to bail, be ordered to be, and shall be, personally present at the hearing of his appeal and at the final determination thereof.
(2) The Court of Appeal may, if the appellant is not present at any hearing of his appeal-
(a) decline to consider the appeal;
(b) summarily dismiss it;
(c) issue a warrant for the apprehension of the appellant in Form XVIII:
(d) adjourn the appeal; or
(e) consider the appeal in his absence,
and may make such other order as it thinks fit.
50. When an appellant is present before the Court of Appeal, the court may-
(a) make an order admitting the appellant to bail:
(b) revoke or vary any such order previously made:
(c) enlarge from time to time the recognizances of the appellant or of his sureties: or
(d) substitute any other surety for a surety previously bound,
as it thinks fit.
51. (1) Where a surety for an appellant, upon whose recognizances such appellant has been released on bail, suspects that the appellant is about to leave Hong Kong or to fail to observe the conditions of his recognizances, the surety may lay an information before a magistrate in Form XIX; and such magistrate shall thereupon issue a warrant in Form XX for the apprehension of the appellant.
(2) The appellant shall, on being apprehended under the said warrant, be brought before a magistrate, who shall, on verification of the said information by oath of the informant, by warrant of commitment in Form XXI commit him to prison.
(3) The magistrate, on the commitment of the appellant, shall forthwith notify the Registrar thereof and forward to him the said information and the deposition in verification thereof taken before him, with a copy of the said warrant of commitment.
52. At any time after an appellant has been released on bail, a judge may revoke the order admitting him to bail, issue a warrant in Form XVIII for his apprehension and order him to be committed to prison.
A 12
[Subsidiary]
Presence of
appellant on bail
at hearing of
his appeal.
Form XVIII.
Varying order for bail.
Sureties discharging their obligations.
Form XIX.
Form XX.
Form XXI.
Power to revoke order for bail.
Form XVIII.
CAP. 221]
Criminal Appeal Rules
[1982 Ed.
49. (1) An appellant who has been admitted to bail shall, by the order of the Court of Appeal or a judge under which he was so admitted to bail, be ordered to be, and shall be, personally present at the hearing of his appeal and at the final determination thereof.
(2) The Court of Appeal may, if the appellant is not present at any hearing of his appeal-
(a) decline to consider the appeal;
(b) summarily dismiss it;
(c) issue a warrant for the apprehension of the appellant in
Form XVIII:
(d) adjourn the appeal; or
(e) consider the appeal in his absence,
and may make such other order as it thinks fit.
50. When an appellant is present before the Court of Appeal. the court may-
(a) make an order admitting the appellant to bail:
(b) revoke or vary any such order previously made:
(c) enlarge from time to time the recognizances of the appel-
lant or of his sureties: or
(d) substitute any other surety for a surety previously bound.
as it thinks fit.
51. (1) Where a surety for an appellant, upon whose recogni- zances such appellant has been released on bail. suspects that the appellant is about to leave Hong Kong or to fail to observe the conditions of his recognizances. the surety may lay an information before a magistrate in Form XIX: and such magistrate shall there- upon issue a warrant in Form XX for the apprehension of the appellant.
(2) The appellant shall, on being apprehended under the said warrant, be brought before a magistrate, who shall, on verification of the said information by oath of the informant. by warrant of commitment in Form XXI commit him to prison.
(3) The magistrate, on the commitment of the appellant, shall forthwith notify the Registrar thereof and forward to him the said information and the deposition in verification thereof taken before him, with a copy of the said warrant of commitment.
52. At any time after an appellant has been released on bail, a judge may revoke the order admitting him to bail, issue a warrant in Form XVIII for his apprehension and order him to be committed to prison.
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