Dealing with witness arrested under warrant

(1) Every witness arrested under a warrant issued in the first instance shall, if the hearing of the cause for which his evidence is required is appointed for a time which is more than twenty-four hours after the arrest, be taken before a magistrate, and the magistrate may, on his furnishing security by recognisance to the satisfaction of the magistrate for his appearance at the hearing, order him to be released from custody, or shall, on his failing to furnish the security, order him to be detained for production at the hearing. 24 (2) A witness arrested or detained under this section shall not be kept in the same room or place as the defendant, if the defendant is in custody.