1. If the witness fails to appear before the court after being subpoenaed, he may, after hearing the Public Prosecution's statement, be condemned to a fine of not less than [AED 1,000] one thousand dirhams and not exceeding [AED 5000] five thousand dirhams. 2. If the court is convinced that his testimony is important, it may adjourn the case for the witness to be subpoenaed, and may issue an Arrest Warrant against him. 3. If the witness appears, after being re-subpoenaed or based on his own initiation, or furnishes an acceptable excuse, he may be relieved of the fine, after hearing the Public Prosecution's statements. 4. If the witness fails to appear after being subpoenaed for the second time, he may be condemned to a fine that does not exceed twice the maximum fine prescribed in Clause [1] of this Article. The court may issue an Arrest Warrant against him to be brought at the same hearing or at another hearing to which the case is adjourned.
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