ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Criminal Procedure Code
148. Power of court to order prisoner to be brought up for examination
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
148. Power of court to order prisoner to be brought up for examination
(1)A court desirous of examining, as a witness, in a case pending before it, a person confined in prison within the local limits of its jurisdiction, may issue an order to the officer in charge of the prison requiring him to bring the prisoner in proper custody, at a time to be named in the order, before the court for examination.(2)The officer so in charge, on receipt of the order, shall act in accordance therewith, and shall provide for the safe custody of the prisoner during his absence from the prison.