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686.   Power to adjourn in general

Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

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686.   Power to adjourn in general

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    (1)   At any time before or during the hearing of a complaint, the Court may in its discretion, adjourn the hearing to a time and place to be appointed and stated in the presence and hearing of the party or parties, his or her or their respective counsel or agents.

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    (2)   Upon any such adjournment, the Court may—

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      (a)     allow the defendant to go at large;

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      (b)     commit the defendant to a correctional facility or to such other safe custody as the Court thinks fit;

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      (c)     discharge the defendant upon his or her entering into a recognizance, with or without a surety or sureties, as condition for his or her appearance at the time and place to which the hearing or further hearing is adjourned.

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    (3)   If, at the time and place to which the hearing or further hearing is so adjourned, either party does not or both parties do not appear, the Court may proceed to the hearing or further hearing of the case as if such party or parties was or were present, or, if the complainant does not appear, the Court may dismiss the complaint, with or without costs, as the Court thinks fit.

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