ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

Section 183: Where recognizance forfeited warrant may be issued

2015Section 183 of 495Federal Republic of Nigeria

Where a recognizance is ordered to be forfeited, the court having jurisdiction over the matter may, immediately or at any time after the order, issue a warrant of commitment against a person liable, whether as principal or surety under the recognizance, for any term not exceeding the term prescribed in respect of a like sum in the scale of imprisonment set out in this Act unless the amount due under the recognizance is paid.

Cite this section

Section 183, ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015 (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/administration-of-criminal-justice-act-2015/section/183/