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Parthasarathi Loganathan (Advocate)     16 February 2010

Bail

What is the correct legal definition of a Bail? What are the different kinds of Bail? Can anybody post a standard format of any bail application?



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ramanathan (Legal Advisor)     17 February 2010

Definition

 

Traditionally, bail is some form of property deposited or pledged to a court in order to persuade it to release a suspect from jail, on the understanding that the suspect will return for trial or forfeit the bail (and be guilty of the crime of failure to appear). In most cases bail money will be returned at the end of the trial, if all court appearances are made, no matter whether the person is found guilty or not guilty of the crime accused. In some countries granting bail is common. Even in such countries, however, bail may not be offered by some courts under some circumstances; for instance, if the accused is considered likely not to appear for trial regardless of bail. Countries without bail imprison the suspect before the trial only if deemed necessary.

Legislatures may also set out certain crimes to be unbailable, such as capital crimes.

A Bilor is Someone who delivers an item of personal property to another person for a specific purpose. For example, a person who leaves a broken VCR with a repairman in order to get it fixed would be a bailor.

One who bails property to another.

 There are Two type of bails one is Anticipatery Bail and another is regular bail. The first one is  taking bail to prevent arrest, the second one is after arrest

 


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