Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Arrest and Bail and Processes to Compel Appearance
88. Proclamation for person absconding
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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 proclamation must be published —
in a daily newspaper;
by leaving a copy of it at the person’s last known address;
by affixing a copy of it to any bulletin board in the court house;
by affixing a copy of it to the bulletin board in the office of the Town Council established under section 4 of the Town Councils Act 1988 that is nearest to the person’s last known address; or
by affixing a copy of it to a bulletin board of any community centre or clubhouse established under the People’s Association Act 1960 that is nearest to the person’s last known address.
A statement by the court issuing the proclamation stating that the proclamation was published on a specified day in a specified manner, or on a specified day at a specified place, is conclusive of that fact.
statement
“statement” includes any representation of fact, whether made in words or otherwise.