Criminal Procedure Code · 2021 Revised Edition · Chapter V
49. Proclamation for person absconding
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
If the High Court or a Court of a Magistrate has reason to believe, whether after taking evidence or not, that any person against whom a warrant has been issued by it has absconded or is concealing himself so that such warrant cannot be executed, such Court may publish a written proclamation requiring him to appear at a specified place-and at a specified time.
High Court
"High Court" means the High Court of the Supreme Court for Brunei Darussalam;
The proclamation shall be published as follows -
it shall be publicly read in some conspicuous place of the town, village or kampong in or near which such person ordinarily resides;
it shall be fixed to some conspicuous part of the house or other place in which such person ordinarily resides or to some conspicuous place of such town, village or kampong; and
a copy thereof shall be affixed to some conspicuous part of the Court house.
A statement in writing by the Court issuing the proclamation to the effect that the proclamation was duly published on a specified day shall be conclusive evidence that the requirements of this section have been complied with and that the proclamation was published on such day.
Terms defined in s 2
High Court
Defined · s 2"High Court" means the High Court of the Supreme Court for Brunei Darussalam;
Magistrate
Defined · s 2"Magistrate" means a Magistrate appointed by His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan under the Subordinate Courts Act or under any written law;
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