Arrest of person charged in ex officio information
301 Arrest of person charged in ex officio information
When an indictment has been presented against a person who is not in custody and has not been committed for trial or held to bail to attend to be tried upon the charge set forth in the indictment, or who does not appear to be tried upon the charge set forth in the indictment, a judge of the court in which the indictment is presented may issue a warrant under his hand to arrest the accused person and bring him before a the Local Court.
The Local Court may commit him into the custody of the
Commissioner of Correctional Services until he can be tried on the indictment or may, in a proper case, admit him to bail to attend to be tried on the indictment.
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