Meaning:
Bail means to release a person from:
- custody or,
-prison or,
-detention or,
- some kind of restraint
and deliver the person in the hands of sureties( who binds himself) for the duty to to appear whenever asked or required by the court or police or judicial matter.
In simple words, it is actually a release from police custody or prison or any other judicial custody.
Kinds of offences:
Offences are majorly classified into :
1. Bailable offences
2. Non-Bailable offences.
BAIL in the case of BAILABLE OFFENCES
Person held as accused is allowed to be bailed when he or anybody on his part furnishes satisfactory sureties ( monetary or personal bond) for his appearance in the court whenever required.
BAIL is granted as a matter of right( not to be dinied on the ground of nationality), either by the police officer in charge of the police station or the court.
BAIL IS SAID TO BE A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT.
In what cases bail is not granted:
The following are the major reasons on which the court may have a discretion of not granting the bail:
1. Absconding ( escape to avoid arrest)
2. Non cooperation with police during investigation
3. intimidating witness (frightening or terrorize )
4. tampering with the evidence.
Meaning of PERSONAL BOND : it is a written promise signed that the accused will appear before court on the scheduled time and date as ordered by the Court of Law.
