24.
Power to Direct Release on Probation:
(1)
When any person, not under eighteen years of age, is convicted by a Court of a
Magistrate of the first or second class or by a Court of any greater powers, of an
offence punishable with imprisonment for not more than seven years, or when any
person under eighteen years of age or any woman is convicted by any such court
as foresaid of an offence not punishable with death and if in either case no
previous sentence of an imprisonment exceeding six months is proved against
such a person during the period of five years preceding the present conviction or
that a period of ten years has passed since he or she served the sentence in the
case of any other previous sentence and it appears to the court regard being had to
the age, character antecedents of the offender and to the circumstances in which
the offence was committed that it is expedient that the offender be released on
probation of good conduct, the Court may instead of sentencing him at once to
any punishment direct that he be released on his entering into a bond with or
without sureties to appear and receive sentence when called upon during such
period not exceeding three years or as the Court may direct, and in the mean time
to keep peace and be of good behaviour, and the Court may make it a condition of
such bond that the victim be paid by or on behalf of the offender such damages
for injury or compensation for loss caused by the offence, as the Court thinks
reasonable.
(2)
The Court of Appeal, The High Court or the County Court may make any order
under this section when exercising their powers under Chapter XXIV.
CHAPTER IV
ARREST AND PROCESS
A. Arrest.
25.
When Police etc. may arrest.
Any policeman or chief may arrest: (a) any person for whose arrest he has a warrant, or whom he is directed to arrest
by a Magistrate under section 28 or 29 of this Code;
(b) any person who has been concerned in an offence for which according to the
third column of the first Schedule here to or under any other laws for the time
being in force, the police may arrest without warrant, or against whom a
reasonable complaint has been made or credible information has been
received or reasonable suspicion exists of his having been so concerned;
(c) any person the order for whose discharge from prison has been cancelled by
the Court of Appeal, the High Court or the County Court Judge under section
91 or any person the suspension or remission of whose sentence has been
cancelled by the Chairman under section 276.
(d) any person whom he reasonably suspects to be designing to commit an
offence for which the police may arrest without a warrant, if it appears to him
that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented;
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