Attendance of accused and witnesses at the trial

(1) Where an accused person is committed for trial the examining magistrate shall– (a) commit the accused in custody or remand him on bail (if the offence be bailable by him) to appear for trial at the Supreme Court; and (b) cause a notice to be delivered to every witness whose statement or deposition has been tendered in evidence at the inquiry informing him of the day on which the sitting of the court will commence, and requiring him to appear at the court on such day to give evidence. (2) Every witness to whom a notice has been delivered in pursuance of sub-section (1)(b), who fails to attend at the court on the day specified in the notice, shall, without prejudice to the power of the court to issue a warrant for his arrest, be guilty of an offence 45 and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months.