Section 59. Liability of judge sitting as magistrate  


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  • A judge of the court,
      sitting as a magistrate who, in good faith and having reason to  believe
      that  a  crime  or  offense  has  been committed, issues process for the
      arrest of a person, shall not be liable therefor unless it is shown that
      his action in so doing was  malicious  or  a  deliberate  abuse  of  his
      discretion.