PART IV

Petition Procedure

Committal

Committal until liberated in due course of law.
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1
Every petition shall be signed and no accused shall be committed until liberated in due course of law for any crime or offence without a warrant in writing expressing the particular charge in respect of which he is committed.
2
Any such warrant for imprisonment which either proceeds on an unsigned petition or does not express the particular charge shall be null and void.
3
The accused shall immediately be given a true copy of the warrant for imprisonment signed by the constable or person executing the warrant before imprisonment or by the prison officer receiving the warrant.