An appeal from a final order discharging a prisoner committed upon a criminal accusation or admitting him to bail may be taken in the name of The People of Puerto Rico either by the district attorney of the proper district, or by the Fiscal of the Supreme Court, of by the Secretary of Justice, or by the counsel duly authorized by the Secretary of Justice. An appeal so taken from an order admitting a prisoner to bail or reducing the amount thereof shall not stay the discharge of the prisoner upon bail.
History —Mar. 12, 1903, p. 102, § 2.