(1)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.
Section history
Section 122 — Detention of offender attending court
As in force on 31 December 2025.
Timeline 4 versions
- 2 January 2011 Enacted
- 17 September 2018 Act 19 of 2018
- 31 December 2021 Revised edition
- 31 December 2025 You are here
- 17 August 2026 Latest
(2)The court may proceed against the person as though the person had been arrested or summoned.
(3)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.