Where in the course of hearing of the witness referred in to section 195, the judicial police officer finds out that the witness is likely to be charged as a co-offender or an accomplice to the offence which is the subject of the rogatory commission, he may remand him in custody in the forms and the duration provided for in sections 119 to 121. At the expiration of the period of remand, he shall be bound to bring such a person before the Examining Magistrate in the jurisdiction in which the rogatory commission is being executed.
After such a person has been heard, The said Examining Magistrate may, in writing, extend the detention period for forty-eight (48) hours.
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