Criminal Procedure Code · English · 2015

Article 118

Limitations on Trial in Absentia

(1)

Except as provided in this Chapter or in cases under Chapter 1, Title III of this Book, no person shall be tried in absentia for any criminal offence.

(2)

No young offender shall be tried in absentia.

(3)

No person shall be tried in absentia except if charged with Class 1 through Class 7 Serious Offences.

(4)

No person shall be tried in absentia except upon application by the Attorney General.

(5)

No person shall be tried in absentia unless the Supreme Court finds that the accused was properly informed of the date, time and place of his trial, and that the accused, without good cause, failed to appear for his trial.