If a person is arrested under a warrant issued under section 421A in respect of an indictment and brought before the Supreme Court and it is proved upon oath before the Court that the person arrested is the person indicted –

(a) the person must be committed for trial without further inquiry or examination; and

(b) if the person has not appeared before the Supreme Court under section 331B in respect of the charge which is the subject of the indictment –

(i) section 331B applies; and

(ii) for the purpose of the application of section 331B , the person is taken to be appearing for the first time after being committed to the Supreme Court.