such as transport, Court infrastructure and human resource.
As such
most accused persons are not taken to Court in time.
206.
When a person has been detained, such person is availed telephone
services and other contacts to his lawyer, family or friends. This acts as a
safeguard against the danger of disappearances.
207.
The length of time in which a person can be detained while awaiting trial
depends on the Courts and is not defined by law. The only requirement is
that a detained person must appear in court fortnightly subsequent to his
initial appearance. Pre-trial detention is not the rule in every case except
for those cases which are not bailable as established by law.
208.
Persons detained under emergency regulations are entitled to apply for a
writ of habeas corpus in the High Court as provided in Article 13(3) of the
Constitution.
Bail
209.
The conditions regarding bail are set out in Section 123 of the Criminal
Procedure Code. Bail will not be given in the following circumstances, that
is (i)
murder, treason or any other offence carrying a possible or
mandatory capital penalty;
(ii)
misprision of treason or treason-felony;
(iii)
aggravated robbery;
(iv)
trafficking in narcotic and psychotropic substances;
(v)
theft of motor vehicle; and
(vi)
espionage.
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