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; 7