Section 80: Power of police to admit to bail.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 79 any constable in charge of a police station may take bail byrecognisance conditioned for the appearance of an accused person before the Magistrate's Court, on a day and at a place to be mentioned in such recognisance, there and then to be dealt with according to law, in the following cases— a. When an accused person is arrested without warrant on a charge of having committed any offence other than murder or treason; and b. When an accused person is arrested under a warrant endorsed for bail as provided by section 29. (2) A recognisance so taken shall be of full and equal obligation on the parties entering into the same, and liable to all proceedings for the forfeiture and levy of recognisances provided by section 129. (3) Such constable as aforesaid shall enter in a book, kept for that purpose in every police station in the Western Area and lock-up in the Provinces, the name, residence and occupation of the person entering into recognisance, and of his surety or sureties, if any, with the condition of the recognisance, and the sums deposited or acknowledged. (4) Such book shall belaid before the Magistrate present at the time when and place where the recognisor is required to appear, and such Magistrate may enlarge the recognisance to such further time as he may appoint. CONVICTION FOR OFFENCE OTHER THAN CHARGED The person accused of any offence may be convicted of attempt.