82. Whenever a Magistrate receives information-
| (a) that any person is taking precautions to conceal his presence within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the court of such Magistrate and that there is reason to believe that such person is taking such precautions with a view to committing an offence; or |
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| (b) that there is within such limits a person who has no ostensible means of subsistence or who cannot give a satisfactory account of himself, |
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such Magistrate may in manner hereinafter provided require such person to show cause why he should not be ordered to execute a bond with sureties for his good behaviour for such period not exceeding two years as the court thinks fit to fix. |
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts