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Versions of s. 707(3)

C-46 — Criminal Code · 2 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2019-12-18 to present available View Source
    If the judge before whom a witness is brought under this section is not satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, hethe judge shall order himthem to be discharged,discharged or to be released on recognizance in Form 32,recognizance, with or without sureties, toso that the witness will appear and to give evidence when required,required. butHowever, if the judge is satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, hethe judge may order histheir continued detention until thethey witness doesdo what is required of himthem pursuant tounder section 550 or the trial is concluded, or until thethey witness appearsappear and givesgive evidence when required, as the case may be, except that the total period of detention of the witness from the time hethey waswere first detained in custody shall not in any case exceed ninety90 days.
    Full text

    If the judge before whom a witness is brought under this section is not satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, the judge shall order them to be discharged or to be released on recognizance, with or without sureties, so that the witness will appear and give evidence when required. However, if the judge is satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, the judge may order their continued detention until they do what is required of them under section 550 or the trial is concluded, or until they appear and give evidence when required, except that the total period of detention of the witness from the time they were first detained in custody shall not in any case exceed 90 days.

  2. 2003-01-01 to 2019-12-18 View Source

    If the judge before whom a witness is brought under this section is not satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, he shall order him to be discharged, or to be released on recognizance in Form 32, with or without sureties, to appear and to give evidence when required, but if the judge is satisfied that the continued detention of the witness is justified, he may order his continued detention until the witness does what is required of him pursuant to section 550 or the trial is concluded, or until the witness appears and gives evidence when required, as the case may be, except that the total period of detention of the witness from the time he was first detained in custody shall not in any case exceed ninety days.