§ 750.426Court reasonably believes perjury committed

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Sec. 426.
     Proceeding when court reasonably believes perjury has been committed—Whenever it
 shall appear to any court of record that any witness or party who has been legally sworn and
 examined or has made an affidavit in any proceeding in a court of justice, has testified in such
 a manner as to induce a reasonable presumption that he has been guilty of perjury therein, the
 court may immediately commit such witness or party, by an order or process for that purpose,
 or may take a recognizance with sureties, for his appearing to answer to an indictment for
 perjury; and thereupon the witness to establish such perjury may, if present, be bound over to
 the proper court, and notice of the proceedings shall forthwith be given to the prosecuting
 attorney.

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