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DEPARTMENT OF LAW
Right to Bail
WHAT IS BAIL?
Bail means entrustment of the accused to his
sureties, who are bound to produce the accused in
court whenever required.
Purpose of Bail
Secure the presence of accused at the trail while
allowing the accused his liberty and protecting
him for unnecessary detention.
Division of offences
The code of criminal procedure divided offences
in to two i.e bailable offences and non-bailable
offences.
Bailable offences:
means an offence shown as bailable in the
second schedule or which is made bailable by any
other law for the time being in force.
Non-bailable offences:
Non bailable offences means any offence other
than bailable.
Kinds/types of bail
Post arrest bail
Pre arrest bail
Bail in bailable offences:
In the case of bailable offences the person
accused has the indefeasible to grant of bail
subject of course to satisfactory sureties being
offered,if sureties are considered necessary.
The court or the officer in charge of police
station is bound to release the person who is
accused of bailable offence.
Scope
Rare,and very limited which could be extened in
strong and exceptional circumstances which are
based on malafide/ enmity.
Sec(498) cr.p.c empower high court or session
court to grant pre arrest bail.in case of exceptional
nature.
Cancellation of bail
The High court or the court of Session or any
other court which has released an accused on bail
for a non-bailable offence,may order his arrest
and remand in custody.
This will be where there has been a change in
circumstances;
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