Person arrested on warrant, bail of
16 Person arrested on warrant, bail of
Subject to sections 14, 15 and 16B where the arrest of an accused for an offence is made pursuant to a warrant he shall not be granted bail before he is brought before a court or judicial officer as commanded by the warrant, except by a justice acting in terms of section 6(9).
Notwithstanding subsection (1) or any other provision of this Act, an accused who has been arrested pursuant to a warrant —
issued under section 59B; or
issued under the Criminal Procedure Act 2004 for an offence against section 51(1) or (2),
shall not have a right to have his case for bail considered, and shall not be granted bail, before he is brought before the court as commanded by the warrant.
[Section 16 amended: No. 59 of 2004 s. 141; No. 84 of 2004 s. 11 and 82; No. 59 of 2006 s. 4(3); No. 6 of 2008 s. 36(2); No. 15 of 2019 s. 7.]
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