Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act Section 39 — Persons arrested to be admitted to bail

Criminal

Summary

It shall be the duty of any officer who arrests a person under the powers given by Section 28 or 29, and also of any officer in charge of a police station, or any Police or Prohibition Officer, before whom an arrested person is brought or appears under Section 38, to release that person on bail if sufficient bail is offered for the person's appearance before a Police or Prohibition Officer or before a Magistrate, as the case may be.

Official Text

It shall be the duty of any officer arresting any person under the powers conferred by Section 28 or 29 and of any officer in-charge of a police station or any Police or Prohibition Officer before whom a person arrested is brought or appears under the provisions of Section 38 to release such person on bail if sufficient bail be tendered for his appearance before a Police or prohibition Officer or before a Magistrate, as the case may be.