0 "l-11fil'i1 lomm! 'Vl'ii rl'11UW!l~fl~f;]M111 blJ!lilmi?JiUfl~n~!lbi\' (;i); ______________~O/~~~~~/O~N~V_E~~~W~E~N~C~E~------------~1~53~ ~•"Section 237 bis.- Before the entry of the charge in Court, ~TVW1Ul.Jflfll1"l::b~U'YI1~'11'1lnhJu!lm1'1!'111n.l14'm hiil~!l~blJU'I-l~n when there are reasonable grounds to believe that the witness will bb'j,jrl~ depart from the Kingdom, has no habitual residence, or has 'j,j1'1JbilU1-Jfl fll1il~u~!l~;h~1n 11-.1 nP'I111~W"l11n.l1 fl ~ ,1'11 i) b'!-1~ I ~ . . residence far from the Court of trial, or there are reasonable grounds ~Ufl~n:D!l~1"l::i:in 11~~ mii~ rllJ'ViU1UUUbl.J~1 bi11U'YI1~ fil N'j,j1'1J'YI1~~!ll.i to believe that he will be tampered directly or indirectly, or there are 1-11'11i:ib'j,ji?J~1bUU~U~UbUUn11U1fibbfln111-J1WU1U,!umliu1Wl1U'I-lU1 other necessary causes which make _it difficult to bring him to give 'Viun~1u~um1'l111u fiiUb '11~1-11'11 '!111u1Jfi"u Pi11'11~'ll'11"11n ~ b~ U'I-11U,1'11"11n testimony in the future, the Public Prosecutor, himself or on the . • ' ' application of the injured person or the inquiry official, may apply by wun~1UI'1'111Jii~U "'::UuPi11'11~ bi11U1::ljn1 m1::Vi 1'11~1-1111UYl~1~~1 motion specifying all the acts alleged to have been committed by the ~lii'11~m1Jfm::Vi1 i1 111 f;]!l P'1111 b~'111~P'l1 11i1 p'j, i~ 1~liuw mu,!u1-J11ui'lii alleged offender to the Court to give order granting that his testimony • 1Jf tl1~iil~~m::Vi1fl~1l-li1 111 bbl'l::~UUIJfifl~U ~l-1'11~1uii1U1"1WUn~1U • 1'1'11Uii~Ul-11'11'ViUn~1U~Un11 1~'Viun~1U~Un11U1iil~~uumP'1111 'l-11n • • 1Jnfl~U~l-1'11~1uii1U1"1'll!l~P'1111 1~P'111'lbtiniil~~,rul-11w-.11ru1f;]'11hl ~lii'11~,1"l::oDnfi1u ,1'11.T~'YIU1Ufl~1l-linl"i1uwmu,!ui\'~uii1Jf d ' ' .. ...,j)':1.c:IPJ..,jd ,., . ..... 'JI~'j,j1 fil-l n111"1 '11~ f1 111"1 ::bHUfl 111'1!~ P'111'l"' ::fil!l~ fil~ 'YIU1 u fl~1 l-1 1~ ,j\'11~1 bl1 u il~'Y11i'll'111~ P'11 11 !il~'YIU1 u fl~1l-l 1~ fil1 l-ll-11 fil11 ri!lwil-lliuwmuiil~nl'l1~ 1~P'1111ml-l~• lii'11~1-11~1ii'Yiu1ufl~1l.i ., ""., . . '1-lj\!lbl.J 1umrui'] P'11111if'11~ iil~'YIU1U fl~1:W 1~ tl1 P'111'l bilU~1 iil~'YIU1U fl~1:W ' • Public Prosecutor shall bring him to the Court. If he has been kept in When having received such application, the Court shall take the testimony of the witness promptly. The alleged offender may cross-examine or appoint a counsel to cross-examine the witness. 1'Linnufil1m11fll'1'11~ tl1Lilunnil~~lii'11~m,!u1Jnnl'l1~,1~1 0""' kept in custody of the inquiry official or the Public Prosecutor, the custody of the Court, the Court shall further call him for trial. bll'11P'1111bMuPi11'11~ b'liU~1,!U 1,:,P'1111~U'Vimu,!u;i'u'Y\ 1um1~ n1::'YI1 fl~1 l-1 e.! 111'111 t]J 1 be taken promptly. It the alleged offender has been ascertained and • In the case according to the second paragraph, if it is the case where the alleged offender is alleged to commit the criminal offence which if the criminal prosecution is instituted, the Court has to appoint a counsel for him or the accused has right to apply to the Court to appoint one for him according to Section 173, the Court shall ask the alleged offender whether he has a counsel or not before the. taking of the witness' testimony begins. In the case where the Court has to 1~;i'u/i1 ~ iil~'YIU1U fl~ 1 :W1,:, bbl1 :;~ 1 bUUn 11liUWU1UUU'I1UYl bblii tl1 P'11!'1 • "~1J11r~ "'"'"' n:j" Lfi~r{;)u {'flU!Jf/ "d:") Yl.f'i. IE>d:"IEJ<li IJ111lr1 .,; _,_ ~ w.r.u. un'i~Lfi~L~~ • "Section 237 bis" added by the Act Amending the Criminal lf.:j.B1'lf1 LLt'I::LLn'i~LLfl~f(;)!J Yl.f.!J.LLn'i~LW~LmiJ .} IJ.1.fl1'lJ1 (fJ!J!J!-1 IE>o) Yl.f'l. IE>d:".:IE> IJ1/ilf1 <JO Procedure Code (No. 15), B.E. 2527, Section 7 and revised by the Act Amending the Criminal Procedure Code (No. 20), B.E. 2542, Section 10.