(1) A person arrested on a warrant shall be brought immediately before the Examining
Magistrate or the president of the trial court who issued the warrant, who may order his
immediate release if he fulfils any of the conditions referred to in section 246 (g).
(2)
(a) If he fails to fulfil the condition, he shall be taken immediately to the prison indicated on the
warrant subject to the provisions of sub-section (3) of this section.
(b) Within forty-eight (48) hours of the detention of the person, he shall be interrogated by the
Examining Magistrate or, as the case may be, at its next sitting by the trial court which
issued the warrant.
(3) The Examining Magistrate or the trial court shall decide on his detention in accordance with
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