Bosnia and Herzegovina

Criminal Procedure Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

PART TWO - COURSE OF THE PROCEEDINGS

CHAPTER XXI - THE MAIN TRIAL

Section 3 – PREREQUISITES FOR HOLDING THE MAIN TRIAL

Article 249 - Failure of the Witness or the Expert to Appear at the Main Trial

If a witness or an expert was duly summoned but fails to appear and does not justify his absence, the judge or the presiding judge may order the witness or the expert to be brought in.

The judge or the presiding judge may fine the witness or the expert, who was duly summoned but failed to justify his absence, an amount up to 5.000 KM.

In the case referred to in Paragraph 1 of this Article, the judge or the presiding judge shall decide whether the main trial should be postponed.

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Examination of witnesses
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