Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Arrest and Bail and Processes to Compel Appearance
122. Detention of offender attending court
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A person attending court who is not under arrest or has not been served with a summons may be detained by the court for examination for any offence which the court may deal with, and which from the evidence the person appears to have committed.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
The court may proceed against the person as though the person had been arrested or summoned.
When the court proceeds against a person under this section during the course of a trial, it must begin the proceeding against the person separately.
proceeding
“proceeding” includes a criminal case disclosure conference and a case conference, held under Part 9 or 10, as the case may be;