Compelling attendance of witness by warrant or order

(1) The Court or a judge may, in any case where it or he may see fit to do so upon application by affidavit, issue a warrant or order for bringing up by any prisoner or person confined in any gaol, prison or place, under any sentence or under commitment for trial or otherwise, before any court, judge, justice or other judicature, or before any arbitrator or referee, or before any arbitrator or umpire appointed under the Arbitration Act or any other Act, for examination as a witness in any cause or matter, civil or criminal whatever, which now is, or hereafter may be, depending or to be inquired into or determined in or before such court, judge, justice or other judicature, referee, arbitrator or umpire. CAP. 125. 44 (2) The person so required by any such warrant or order to be so brought before such court, judge, justice or other judicature, referee, arbitrator or umpire, shall be so brought under the same care and custody, and be dealt with in like manner in all respects, as a prisoner required by any writ of habeas corpus awarded by the Court to be brought before any court, judge, justice or other judicature, or before any arbitrator or referee, or before any arbitrator or umpire appointed under the Arbitration Act or any other Act, for examination as a witness in any cause or matter depending before such court, judge, justice or other judicature, referee, arbitrator or umpire, is now by law required to be dealt with. CAP. 125.