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| (1) Whenever an investigation cannot be-completed within a period of twenty-four and. there are grounds for believing that the information is well founded, the police officer in charge of the investigation shall forthwith transmit to the nearest Magistrate a report of the case, together with a summary of the statements, if any, made by each of the witnesses examined in the course of such investigation relating to the case, and shall at the same time send the suspect before such Magistrate. |
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| (2) The Magistrate before whom a suspect is sent under this section, if he is satisfied that there are grounds for believing that the information is well founded and that, for reasons to be recorded by him, it is expedient to detain the suspect in custody pending further investigation, may by warrant addressed to the superintendent of any person authorize the detention of the suspect for a total period of fifteen days and no more. If before the end of the said period of fifteen days no proceedings are instituted in the Magistrate's Court, the Magistrate may either discharge the suspect or require him to execute a bond to appear if and when so required: |
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| (3) If a suspect is a woman or under the age of sixteen years, the Magistrate may, in lieu of remanding such person to the custody of the superintendent of a prison, direct that for the period for which such remand has been ordered, such person shall remain in the custody of a probation officer or in an approved home this subsection "approved home " means a home or other similar institution for women or persons under the age of sixteen years, which has been approved by the Minister by Notification published in the Gazette. |
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| (4) If the Magistrate considers that, in lieu of authorizing detention as aforesaid, it is sufficient to require the suspect to execute a bond, he may require the suspect to execute a bond to appear before' the court if and when required within a period of four-teen days after the date of the execution of the bond. |
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| (5) During the period that a suspect is in the lawful custody of a superintendent of prisons, a Magistrate may upon application made by the police officer in charge Of the investigation authorize such officer to have access during reasonable hours to such suspect for the purpose of the continuation of the investigation may likewise authorize such officer to take from place to place if in the opinion of the Magistrate such action is considered necessary for the purposes of the investigation. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts