Section 200: Breach of conditions of release
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200. Breach of conditions of release
(1) Where the Court, before which an offender is bound by his
recognisance under this Part to appear for sentence, or any Court of
summary jurisdiction, is satisfied by information on oath that the offender
has failed to observe any of the conditions of his recognisance, it may—
(a) issue a warrant for his apprehension; or
(b) where it thinks fit, instead of issuing a warrant in the first
instance, issue a summons to the offender and any sureties
requiring him or them to attend at such Court and at such time
as may be specified in the summons.
(2) Where an offender is apprehended under subsection (1), he shall, if
not brought forthwith before the Court before which he is bound by his
recognisance to appear for sentence, be brought before a Court of summary
jurisdiction.
(3) The Court before which an offender who is apprehended is brought,
or before which he appears pursuant to a summons under subsection (1),
may, if it is not the Court before which he is bound by recognisance to
appear for sentence, remand him to custody or on bail until he can be
brought before that Court.
(4) An offender under this section may be remanded to prison.
(5) Where a Court before which a person is bound by his recognisance to
appear is satisfied that he has failed to observe any condition of his
recognisance, it may—
(a) forthwith sentence him for his original offence; or
(b) where the case was one in which the Court in the first instance
might have ordered the offender to be sent to the Correctional
Youth Centre or Rehabilitation Youth Centre, and the offender is
still under the age of 17, make such an order.
(6) (a) A Court before which an offender is brought or appears under this
section for failing to observe the conditions of his recognisance may, instead
of sentencing him under subsection (5) or remanding him to custody or on
bail under subsection (3), impose on him a penalty not exceeding 100
rupees, without prejudice to the continuance in force of the recognisance
originally entered into.
(b) No penalty inflicted under this subsection shall exceed the
maximum penalty imposed for the original offence.
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Criminal Procedure Act