(b) upon reasonable suspicion of his having committed,
or being about to commit, a criminal offence,
and who is not released, shall be brought before a
court as soon as is reasonably practicable, and where
he is not brought before a court within forty-eight
hours of his arrest or from the commencement of his
detention, the burden of proving that he has been
brought before a court as soon as is reasonably
practicable shall rest upon any person alleging that
the provisions of this subsection have been complied
with.
(4) Where any person is brought before a court in
execution of the order of a court in any proceedings or
upon suspicion of his having committed or being about
to commit an offence, he shall not be thereafter
further held in custody in connection with those
proceedings or that offence save upon the order of a
court.
(5) If any person arrested or detained upon suspicion
of his having committed, or being about to commit, a
criminal offence is not tried within a reasonable time,
then, without prejudice to any further proceedings that
may be brought against him, he shall be released either
unconditionally
or
upon
reasonable
conditions,
including
in
particular
such
conditions
as
are
reasonably necessary to ensure that he appears at a
later date for trial or for proceedings preliminary to
trial.
(6) Without prejudice to the generality of any other
provision of this Constitution or any other law by
virtue of which a person is entitled to redress for a
contravention of this section, any person who is
unlawfully arrested or detained by any other person
shall be entitled to compensation from that other
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