Media Release: Special Sitting of Criminal Mentions Court (Court 4A) on Sunday, 4 May 2025

In view of the Polling Day public holiday, there will be a special sitting of the Criminal Mentions Court on Sunday, 4 May 2025, in Court No. 4A.

This special sitting, presided by a District Judge, will enable constitutional and statutory compliance by the investigation agencies to produce all arrested persons before a Magistrate within 48 hours. There will also be a Field Magistrate on duty during this period.

The District Judge on duty will enable arrested persons to be produced before the Court on 4 May 2025 and, where appropriate, for them to be released on bail. 

These special arrangements are in furtherance of the State Courts' mission to administer justice.