Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977)

Chapter 4 : Methods of Securing Attendance of Accused in Court

38. Methods of securing attendance of accused in court
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(1)Subject to section 4(2) of the Child Justice Act, 2008 (Act No. 75 of 2008), the methods of securing the attendance of an accused who is eighteen years or older in court for the purposes of his or her trial shall be arrest, summons, written notice and indictment in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Act.

[Section 38(1) substituted by section 4 of Act No. 42 of 2013]

 

(2)The methods of securing the attendance of an accused who is under the age of eighteen years at a preliminary inquiry or child justice court are those contemplated in section 17 of the Child Justice Act, 2008.

 

[Section 38 substituted by section 99(1) of Act No. 75 of 2008]