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Section 97 — High Court’s powers to grant or vary bail

As in force on 13 March 2013.

Timeline 5 versions
  1. 2 January 2011 Enacted
  2. 13 March 2013 You are here
  3. 7 March 2014 Act 5 of 2014
  4. 31 October 2018 Act 19 of 2018, S 724 of 2018
  5. 2 January 2021 Act 40 of 2019
  6. 17 August 2026 Latest
97.High Court’s powers to grant or vary bail

(1)Whether there is an appeal against conviction or not, the High Court may grant bail to any accused before it, release him on personal bond or vary the amount or conditions of the bail or personal bond required by a police officer or a Subordinate Court, and impose such other conditions for the bail or personal bond as it thinks fit.

(2)At any stage of any proceeding under this Code, the High Court may cause any person released under this section to be arrested and may commit him to custody.