Section 116, The Criminal Procedure Act, 2024

(1) A Magistrate shall, where a defendant has beencommitted to the High Court, by warrant, either admit the defendant to bail or order the defendant to be remanded in custody. (2) A warrant of a Magistrate Court shall be sufficient authority to the keeper of a correctional center appointed for the custody of inmates committed for trial, although out of the jurisdiction of such Court. 66 67 Committal of Ancillary Form 20 (3) A warrant of committal shall name the day, not later than 60 days after the date of committal, and the time and place at which the defendant is to appear before the High Court in answer to the indictment preferred against him, but the committal for trial shall not be invalidated by reason only of a failure to comply with this subsection. (4) Where the trial of a defendant cannot take place on the day named on a warrant, a Judge may extend by endorsement on the warrant the time at which the defendant is to appear before the High Court. (5) A warrant endorsed under subsection (4), shall have the like effect as a warrant issued under subsection (1).