Section 28

28. (I) When any person all'eged to be a mentally ill person appears -or, i s ,bro~ghio~~bed?o~e a Ma@straBe- under seckion 4 8 ,oli sec%ion 25; the ~~Msgia+xater:t~~ay, - by ordert3 in' :mAtibg, IdUlh%(ri!4& ;thk ' detkntioh "of the alleged mentally ill person under proper medical e-ostudy ih `%h` 'obbervation ward of a general hospital or ,general ,htr$nq home or psychiatri,~ hosgtatal `or` psychiatric nursing home or in anv. otEe7 sl:it--1tle place f j r such pei-iod not . exceeding ten days as the .Magistrate n a y co~si$:r necessary for enabling a n i medical officer to d e t e r h e whether a $edic$l certificate in respect of thaf alleged mentally '11 person may gyoper,;Y be give$ under clause r , *. (p) of,sub-section (2) o sectlqn i 24. .-, , I , (2) The Magistrate mag, from time to time. for the purpose Fen- , bioned I in { subseotion f1) ; * by order ih Writing, ' au'fhofide su'th further dekention of the alleged rnentxlly ill person for per'ods not exceeding ,Sen. days dt a timer as he^ may deem necessary: I . 7 " - ' , -, , ,. .,, .;I I Zyw~uidd;that no person shall be afithdrised tos brs deiained dV&r this sub-section for a continuous period exceeding thhty dais ill the aggregate. Detention of alleged mentally ill person pending report by medical officer. -v