SECTION 27 — herein

(2) (a) The signatory of the warrant shall hear the person named therein as soon as he is brought before him; (b) At the end of the hearing, the said warrant shall have no further effect. (3) If the person against whom a bench warrant has been issued is arrested outside the territorial jurisdiction of the court or outside the place of residence of the judicial authority who issued the said warrant, he shall be brought to the nearest Legal Department which, after ascertaining his identity, shall take all necessary steps to ensure his appearance before such authority. (4) Throughout the formalities and the transfer referred to in the preceding sub-section, the person against whom the bench warrant has been issued shall be considered as having been remanded in police custody. (5) If the person against whom the bench warrant has been issued cannot be found, a detailed report on the unsuccessful attempts to find him shall be drawn up and sent to the judicial authority who issued it. (6) In the case provided for in sub-section (5) above: - the original of the warrant is signed either by the head of the administrative unit, or the mayor, or the village or quarter head of the residence or the last known place of abode of the wanted person; - a copy of the warrant shall be posted either at the residence or last known place of abode of that person, or at the offices of the administrative unit, the council office or the village community hall; mention of such posting shall be made on the original of the warrant; - a report of the entire process shall be made, for transmission to the author of the warrant; a copy of the report shall be posted at the same place as the copy of the warrant.