(2)
(a) The signatory of the warrant shall hear the person named therein as soon as he is
brought before him;
(b) At the end of the hearing, the said warrant shall have no further effect.
(3) If the person against whom a bench warrant has been issued is arrested outside the
territorial jurisdiction of the court or outside the place of residence of the judicial authority who
issued the said warrant, he shall be brought to the nearest Legal Department which, after
ascertaining his identity, shall take all necessary steps to ensure his appearance before such
authority.
(4) Throughout the formalities and the transfer referred to in the preceding sub-section, the
person against whom the bench warrant has been issued shall be considered as having been
remanded in police custody.
(5) If the person against whom the bench warrant has been issued cannot be found, a detailed
report on the unsuccessful attempts to find him shall be drawn up and sent to the judicial
authority who issued it.
(6) In the case provided for in sub-section (5) above:
- the original of the warrant is signed either by the head of the administrative unit, or the
mayor, or the village or quarter head of the residence or the last known place of abode of
the wanted person;
- a copy of the warrant shall be posted either at the residence or last known place of abode
of that person, or at the offices of the administrative unit, the council office or the village
community hall; mention of such posting shall be made on the original of the warrant;
- a report of the entire process shall be made, for transmission to the author of the warrant; a
copy of the report shall be posted at the same place as the copy of the warrant.
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In force from 27 July 2005
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