(1) In case of an application to set aside a judgment in default, the court that delivered the
judgment shall have jurisdiction to try the matter de novo.
(2) If the convict has been arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by the trial court that
delivered the judgment in default, the matter shall be listed for the next hearing or at the latest
within seven (7) days of the application to set aside the judgment, failing which he shall be
released on bail, if he fulfils one of the conditions provided for in section 246 (g)
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