DIVISION Ill PROCEDURE IN THE COURTS OF FIRST INSTANCE 112 bUfl ~ ~1,_:JnUU'i>'lYI rl M1fli'ltl1U1"l1iilii~U:I;i flfl'fl~ ii'Ul-l!i~~ 1 L~~ In the case where the charge is entered by a private 1'\XM1fl ~~ ih LU1fl '1l~ bbrl ~1 LflU11 UIii~ 1tJ rlU LL<\'~<]UUI111!ii ~~~UL'\X~1 b~~ prosecutor, the Court has the power to hold the preliminary m1u ~1LflU"l:::I.J11i~m~1iilll~u:~;~flVl'1l~ LI11U~~YIU1u1'!Xinff1uwu 1 ,. examination in the absence of the accused; the Court shall serve on each accused a copy of the charge and notify him of the date fixed hYJ rlrlf~ Ul-li-'1l hi n1rlf 1-1i-'1l~ 1bfl U"l ::hi :1-J 1Lbiil ~~ YIU1 Umoifn fl1U'rl fill< tor the preliminary examination. The accused may attend the L"lYlrln1rlf '\X1:1.JiJ1'\XM1fl t11:1.J ~111'\Xm~~1 bflU LLfl ::ri'flU~ M1 flU ~::'ViuVl'fl~ examination with or without a counsel to cross-examine the witnesses iJ1'\Xn'1l~1~1bflU'1l~bU~1U!:b'JiU,rU" tor the prosecution. If he will not attend, he may appoint a counsel to cross-examine the witnesses for the prosecution. The accused shall not be asked by the Court to make a statement, and, before :I.J11il'i1 ""'"' t'h'l"lYlnLl-i:i.J11i11:1.Jrl11-IUI11U111 1'1XM1flUnVl'1l~L~~ LL!ilrf1M1flLMU~1jjbM~!I:I.Jfl~~9~:1.J11l-J1rlf "l::i~b~'1lUfl~1tJn1rlf fl ~~ M1fl1rliunVl'fl~ til~ mh~ LLii~ t'h L"lYI rfm ~'1l~m u1uiiu'!X1-J,. UU bb!il <JUM1 flU nfl'fl~ ,Xu bl11 ULb!l 111~ 1'\XM1 fl Li.lu1rlf~ 1i'l L1-1 ~~~:1-J fl~ ~9~ :I.J 1 1l-J1rlf fi1'\XM1flUnM~,ru~u1!ii!I~U:I.Jflfl'1l~bl-ll-J • 1ufl~~M1flUnfl'1l~tif~mh~LLif~ "l!:fl'1l~~1LflUbU(j!'1l~b~mnu,!lJ ~ n1l-i1rlf LL!iltl1 M1 flUnfl'fl<lb'Jiud1Ufl ~~~~1,_:Jnvh ,!UbUUL"lYI rf 1u Iii~ tl1U1"lw'Wn~1utiu n11Vl'1J~ fl ~,!u~n L-1ULL!il"l ::Lu Ul'1 ~ fl~1 :1-J il 111 iil'fl ~~ulii~ acceptance of the charge, the accused shall not be treated as such." Section 166.- If the prosecutor does not appear at the time fixed for the hearing, the charge shall be dismissed, but, if the Court is of opinion that there are reasonable grounds for his nonappearance, it may order the adjournment of the case. In the case where the Court dismisses the charge as aforesaid, if the prosecutor, within fifteen days from the date of such dismissal, applies to the Court by showing reasonable grounds for his nonappearance, the Court shall resume the preliminary examination of the case. In the case where the Court dismisses the charge as aforesaid, the accused shall not be again liable to prosecution on the same charge, but, if the Court orders such dismissal in a case where only a private person is the prosecutor, it shall not debar the Public Prosecutor from the right to re-enter the charge; unless the case is of !.111il'i1 ""'"" t'11tlnn:J~11'1~il:i;ifl 1'1XM1flti1::'ViuVl'1l~H ~"l1mniil'1l1tiL'!lW1::m::Yl~~i'l:~;~fl tl1fl~1l-ii'l:~;~fl 11X~w1n~unVl'1l~ a compoundable nature. Section 167.- If it appears that there is a prima facie case, the Court shall accept the charge only count of a prima facie case for the trial, if the case is not prima facie case, the lawsuit shall be dismissed.