Description

Bail is a rule and Jail is an exception. If any person is arrested on the allegations of commission of a cognizable offence and he is produced before the Competent Court by the police, he has the right to apply for bail. Bail means a person is released by the court on the undertaking that as and when the court calls or directs for his presence he will appear before the Court. In short, it can be said that bail is the conditional release of an accused with the promise to appear in court when required. Bail can normally be divided in two broad categories :- Pre-trial Bail, which means any person who has been alleged as an accused of a cognizable and a non-bailable offence may be released on bail by the competent court during the pendency of the trial with the assurance to appear before the Court as and when his presence is required. Post-Trial Bail, which means when any person who was accused of committing a cognizable and non-bailable offence is convicted by the trial Court he has the right to file an appeal before the next higher Criminal Court having jurisdiction. The court is popularly called as the Appellate Criminal Court. The Appellate Criminal Court may grant bail to the convict during the pendency of the appeal and also may suspend the execution of the sentence. What are the different types of bail? 1) Anticipatory Bail 2) Short Term Bail (Parole) 3) Regular Bail 4) Statutory Bail/Default Bail