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112. Accused neither convicted nor acquitted

(1) This section applies if -

(a) proceedings for an offence or offences are instituted against an accused but are not concluded,

(b) he is unlawfully at large, and

(c) the period of three months (starting with the day the court believes he first became unlawfully at large) has ended.

(2) If this section applies the court may, on an application by the prosecutor and if it believes it is appropriate for it to do so, proceed under section 92 in the same way as it must proceed if the conditions there mentioned are satisfied; but this is subject to subsection (3).

(3) If the court proceeds under section 92 as applied by this section, this Part has effect with these modifications -

(a) any person the court believes is likely to be affected by an order under section 92 is entitled to appear before the court and make representations;

(b) the court must not make an order under section 92 unless the prosecutor has taken reasonable steps to contact the accused;

(c) section 92(12) applies as if t

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