(1) If a court hearing
an application as required by section 102(2) or section 103(3)(b) adjourns the
hearing, the court must —
(a)
order the alleged offender to be kept in such custody as the court considers
appropriate during the adjournment; or
(b)
order that the alleged offender is to be released from custody, either upon
the alleged offender entering into a bond (with or without surety or security)
that the alleged offender will attend before the court on the resumption of
the hearing or otherwise.
(2) This section does
not authorise the holding in custody of the alleged offender during an
adjournment of proceedings that —
(a) is
expressed to be for a period of more than 24 hours; or
(b)
continues for more than 24 hours.
[Section 105 amended: No. 25 of 2002 s. 74(1).]