Samual James Hennessy did not appear in Gunnedah Local Court when his case was mentioned last week, but court documents from the proceedings reveal he will take the charges to a hearing later this year.

Magistrate Peter Thompson set the date for October 6 in Gunnedah Local Court.

It's the same court date as two other men also charged with an alleged involvement in the bashing.

Lawyers indicated to the court the hearing could take about an hour.

Hennessy has denied the charges levelled against him after the alleged incident on the night of February 27, 2021 in a regional pub.

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He is facing allegations of affray; and assault occasioning actual bodily harm in the company of others.

Police claim Hennessy was part of a group that attacked a 29-year-old man in Gunnedah's Railway Hotel.

Two other men were also charged, accused of having an alleged connection to the bashing.

Both the co-accused have already been handed the date of October 6 to front a hearing in Gunnedah Local Court.

Mr Thompson had already earmarked the date for Hennessy, after setting it down for the other men during an earlier court appearance.

He asked Hennessy's lawyer to note it if his client did decide to go to a hearing.

The case mention last week confirmed this outcome.

Hennessy has been on strict conditional bail and Mr Thompson continued it in court last week.

Police claim a gang attacked a 29-year-old man inside the Railway Hotel on Barber Street.

It's alleged the attack occurred in Gunnedah, about 11:30pm on February 27.

The police case is that the complainant was punched and kicked and suffered facial injuries as a result of the alleged nighttime assault.

The 29-year-old man was taken to Gunnedah hospital for further treatment, but has since been released.

Police made two public appeals for information and released CCTV in a bid to help officers identify a group of men who were wanted for questioning in relation to the alleged attack.

The case was adjourned.

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