Identify Conditions For Bail In The Bail Act, 1976 And Critically Consider Where The Subsequent Changes Have Altered The Balance In Favour Of The Community
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Law (MS) 5/12/2002 Identify Conditions For Bail In The Bail Act, 1976 And Critically Consider Where The Subsequent Changes Have Altered The Balance In Favour Of The Community In this essay I will look at the process of bail, looking specifically at the Bail Act, 1976 and the reasons as to why people are either granted or refused bail. Any person arrested for an offence may be granted bail. This simply means that the person is released from the station, but is required to attend either court or the police station at a requested time. The Bail Act, 1976, contains reasons for both the granting and refusal of bail. The custody officer will listen to the investigating officer(s) and depending on the person meeting the criteria to be released the custody officer will bail them. In general people who have not been previously convicted would expect to get bail. However, there are...


