Article 197. Consequences of failure to appear at a court hearing of a witness, expert, specialist, translator of the Civil Procedure Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan
1. If a witness, expert or specialist fails to appear at the court session, the court hears the opinion of the persons participating in the case on the possibility of considering the case in their absence and issues a ruling on the continuation of the trial or its postponement.
2. In case of non-appearance of the interpreter at the court session, the court issues a ruling on postponing the hearing of the case if it is impossible to replace the interpreter.
3. If a witness, expert, specialist or translator did not appear at the court session for reasons deemed disrespectful by the court, they may be held administratively liable for showing contempt of court in accordance with the procedure provided for in Articles 119 and 120 of this Code.
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