SECTION 125

(1) Where by distance the judicial police officer is far from the seat of the court, he may apply for extension of the remand period from the State Counsel by telephone, radio message, hand mail, electronic mail, telecopy or any other means of urgent communication. (2) The State Counsel shall notify his decision to the judicial police officer by the same means, and where necessary confirm in writing. The judicial police officer shall immediately inform the suspect of the decision. (3) If the judicial police officer can not immediately get in touch with the State Counsel, he shall release the suspect on bail with or without sureties. Provided that, and notwithstanding the provisions of section 119 and 120, the judicial police officer may, in the case of a felony or misdemeanour committed flagrante delicto or where the suspect does not have a known abode or cannot fulfil one of the conditions provided for in sect 246 (g), extend the remand in police custody for a maximum period of eight (8) days. (4) Mention of this extension shall be made in the police report.