Section 68:

68. Where Magistrate may hear charge (1) Where the accused is brought or appears before the Magistrate, the Magistrate may proceed to hear the charge if the accused does not require further time to answer it, or he may adjourn the hearing to some future day, and if the accused has been arrested he may take bail for his appearance on the day appointed and any other day to which the case may be subsequently adjourned. (2) Where bail is not taken, the Magistrate may commit the accused to prison by his warrant, or verbally to the custody of the officer who apprehended him or of any other officer. (3) The Magistrate may release the accused without bail during the trial.