Section 374: Adjournment for law officer's decision

(1) Where a charge for an offence is being tried summarily by a Magistrate, he shall, at the request of a person in charge of the prosecution made at any time before judgment, adjourn the hearing of the charge for consultation with a law officer with a view to obtaining a request to proceed in accordance with section 373 of this Act.
(2) The request of the law officer so consulted shall be filed within 14 days of the date the Magistrates grants the request of the person prosecuting, failing which the Magistrate shall proceed to try and conclude the case summarily.
(3) Where the Magistrate grants an adjournment at a request under subsection (1) of this section, the adjournment shall not be for a period exceeding 15 days, and the Magistrate may grant the defendant bail.