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| (1) When any person appears or is brought before a Magistrate in compliance with or in execution of a summons or warrant issued under section 84 the Magistrate shall proceed to inquire into the truth of the information upon which he has acted and to take such further evidence as may appear necessary. |
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| (2) Such inquiry shall be held as nearly as may be practicable in the manner hereinafter prescribed for conducting trials in summary cases before Magistrates' Courts. |
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| (3) Fox the purpose of this section the fact that a person is an habitual offender or is such a person as is mentioned in section 83 may be proved by evidence of general repute or otherwise. |
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| (4) Before commencing the inquiry the Magistrate may for reasons to be recorded by him, order such person to execute a bond for keeping the peace or for maintaining good behaviour pending the termination of the inquiry. An appeal shall not lie against any order made under this subsection. |
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