Section XLVI. Whenever ady person is brought to the Station-house as

XLVI. Whenever ady person is brought to the Station-house as m tske mogni- aforesaid charged with misdemeanor, assault, or with zances at Statio~l-houses OT police L O C ~ - U ~ on cer- having carelessly done any hurt or damage, or when- tain charges. ever any Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent, or Inspector of Poliae, or Town Serjeant in charge of a Police Lock-up, shall deem it probable that any person so brought is falsely or malicioualy charged with having committed a felony, and any such person as afo~esaid shall be, without the warrant of a Magistrate, in the custody of qny Constable of the Cdcutta Police, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent or any Deputy Superintendent of Police, if he shall deem it prudent, to enlarge such'person on his own recognizance, with or without sureties, conditioned as hereinafter mentioned. .,