[90A Apprehension of witnesses in proceedings on indictment]
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 (1995 c 46) | Legislation

[Obstructive witnesses]

[90A  Apprehension of witnesses in proceedings on indictment]

[(1)     In any proceedings on indictment, the court may, on the application of any of the parties, issue a warrant for the apprehension of a witness if subsection (2) or (3) below applies in relation to the witness.

(2)     This subsection applies if the witness, having been duly cited to any diet in the proceedings, deliberately and obstructively fails to appear at the diet.

(3)     This subsection applies if the court is satisfied by evidence on oath that the witness is being deliberately obstructive and is not likely to attend to give evidence at any diet in the proceedings without being compelled

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