Article 119

Where the accused does not appear in the High Court on the date fixed for the trial and no representative appears to satisfactorily explain his absence, the Court shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the accused.

Where the warrant cannot be executed, the Court shall adjourn the proceedings.

The prosecutor shall advise the Attorney General of the accused’s failure to appear and the Attorney General shall decide whether to apply to the Supreme Court for an order that the accused be tried in absentia.