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Arrest of a Person Released on Recognizance. The court shall order the arrest of the accused, who shall forthwith be placed under detention, due to any of the following circumstances:
(a) If it finds meritorious a manifestation made under oath by any person after a summary healing, giving the accused an opportunity to be heard;
(b) If the accused fails to appear at the trial or whenever required by the abovementioned court or any other competent court without justification, despite due notice;
(c) If the accused is the subject of a complaint for the commission of another offense involving moral turpitude and the public prosecutor or the mayor in the area where the offense is committed recommends the arrest to the court; or
(d) If it is shown that the accused committed an act of harassment such as, but not limited to, stalking, intimidating or otherwise vexing private complainant, prosecutor or witnesses in the case pending against the accused: Provided, That upon the issuance by the court of such order, the accused shall likewise become the proper subject of a citizens arrest pursuant to the Rules of Court.
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