27. Arrest of offenders

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

Any person who commits any offence punishable under section 26 may be lawfully arrested, without any warrant or written authority, by any officer of the Board not below the rank of an inspector of the Board, or by any other person whom such officer may call to his aid or by any police officer, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, and every person so arrested shall forthwith —

(a)

be produced before a Magistrate to be dealt with according to law; or

(b)

where it is impracticable so to do, be handed over to the officer in charge of the nearest police station to be dealt with according to law:

Provided that an officer of the Board, not below the rank of an officer in charge of a depot or omnibus station of the

Board may release that person on his executing a bond, with or without a surety as that officer may direct, to appear before a Magistrate’s Court if and when he is so required to do.

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