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| (1) When any person has reason to believe that he may be arrested on account of his being suspected of having committed, or been concerned in committing, a non-bailable offence he may with notice to the officer in-charge of the police station of the area in which the offence is alleged to have been committed, apply to the Magistrate having jurisdiction over the area in which such offence is alleged to have been committed, for a direction that in the event of his arrest on the allegation that he is suspected of having committed, or been concerned in the commission of, such offence he shall be released on bail. |
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| (2) An application made under subsection (I) shall be account anted by an affidavit made by the applicant. |
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| (3) The court to which an application under this section is made. shall forthwith on receipt of the application, fix a date for inquiry into the application, which date shall not m any event he later than seven days from the date of the application, and shall issue notice of such date to the applicant and the officer in charge of the police station. |
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| (4) On the date fixed for the inquiry, the court, after hearing the applicant personally or by his attorney-at-law, and the officer-in charge of police station, if he is present, shall forthwith make order on the application, recording the reasons for making such order. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts