Article 94 — Adjournment. - Conditions.

(I) The court may of its own motion or on the application of the prosecution or the defence adjourn any hearing at any stage thereof where the interests of justice so require. (2) An adjournment may not be granted unless: (a) the prosecutor, public or private, or the accused fails for good cause to appear; or (b) witnesses for the prosecution or the defence are not present; or (c) in a trial other than that of a case committed on preliminary inquiry to the High Court, the prosecution require time for investigation; or (d) further evidence requires to be produced; or (e) evidence is produced either by the prosecution or the defence which takes the other side by surprise and the production of which could not have been foreseen; or (f) the charge has been altered or added to and the prosecutor or the ac- cused requires time to reconsider the prosecution or defence; or (g) '"theaccused has not been served with a copy of the charge or of the pre- liminary inquiry or has been served too short a time before the trial to enable him properly to prepare his defence; or (h) prior sanction for a prosecution is required before the trial may start; or (i) a decision in the trial cannot be given unless other proceedings be first completed; or (j) the mental stability of an accused requires to be established by an expert; or (k) . the court considers that the accused, if a young person, should be placed under observation; or (I) the trial cannot be completed in one day and is adjourned to the follow- ing day. (3) No adjournment under paragraphs (al and (fI- (h) inclusive shall be granted for more than one week.