Title VIII: Trial of offences committed in court

Subject to the provisions of articles 342 and 457, offences committed at the hearing shall be tried, ex officio or at the request of the public prosecutor, in accordance with the following provisions, notwithstanding any special rules of jurisdiction or procedure.

If a police offence is committed during the hearing, the tribunal or court shall draw up a report of the offence, hear the accused, the witnesses, the public prosecutor and, where appropriate, the defence counsel, and shall apply without delay the penalties laid down by law.

If the act committed during the hearing of a correctional tribunal or court is a misdemeanour, it may be proceeded with as stated in the previous article. In this case, if the sentence pronounced is more than one month’s imprisonment, a committal order may be issued. If the act, qualified as a misdemeanour, has been committed at a police court hearing, the president shall draw up a report, which he…

If the act committed is a crime, the court or tribunal, after having the perpetrator arrested, questions him and draws up a report of the facts; this court transmits the documents and orders the perpetrator to be brought immediately before the competent public prosecutor, who requests that an investigation be opened. .