Section 47Power to release on a bond a person arrested

s. 47

47. Power to release on a bond a person arrested Any Forest Officer of a rank not inferior to that of a Ranger, who, or whose subordinate, has arrested any person under the provisions of section 46, may release such person on his executing a bond to appear if and when so required, before the Magistrate having jurisdiction in the case or before the officer-in-charge of the nearest police-station.