Section 54: Adjournment of inquiry

54. Adjournment of inquiry (1) Where from the absence of witnesses or any other reasonable cause it becomes necessary or advisable to defer the examination or the further [Issue 1] D13 – 14 Revised Laws of Mauritius necessary or advisable to defer the examination or the further examination of the witnesses the Magistrate may either by his warrant remand the party charged to prison for such time as he thinks reasonable or verbally order the officer in whose custody the accused party is, or any other officer, to continue to keep such person in his custody and to bring him before the Magistrate at the time appointed for continuing the examination. (2) The Magistrate may order the accused to be brought before him at any time before the expiration of the time for which the accused has been remanded to prison or to the custody of an officer. 55. —