When an arrest warrant is executed, what must be shown and handed to the accused, and to whom must the accused be committed?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In practice material of this kind, we read the arrest warrant itself, the copy said to have been handed over, and the record of the commitment showing which court or place received the accused and when.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading requires all three steps before the execution is complete: the warrant must be presented to the accused and a copy handed over, and the accused must then be committed without delay to the court designated in the warrant or to another place.
Another reading limits where the accused goes: for a warrant of the kind issued under the separate provision on commitment, the accused must be committed to the judge who issued that warrant rather than to a designated court, and the provision does not name who carries out the execution.
Your judgment
Which paper in the file shows the place and the moment the accused was committed, and does it match the place the warrant designates?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to name the officer who executes the warrant or to change where the accused is committed, or if a court decision explains what counts as committing without delay.