Adjournment of proceeding
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Summary
When a commission is issued, the inquiry, trial or other proceeding may be adjourned. The adjournment is for a specified period that is reasonably sufficient to allow the commission to be executed and returned. The court sets that period.
Example
Priya is a key witness who lives in another state, so the court issues a commission to record her evidence. The trial is adjourned for a specified reasonable period to allow the commission to be executed and returned. Once the commission report comes back, the trial resumes.
Bare Act
Enacted textIn every case in which a commission is issued under section 284, the inquiry, trial or other proceeding may be adjourned for a specified time reasonably sufficient for the execution and return of the commission.
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