Week 10 Criminal - Bail

Bail is a constitutional right

35(4)&(5) CFRN

Power of the police to grant bail

62 & 63 PA

Bail can be made in writing or orally

18 ACJL Lag ; 32 ACJA

A legal practitioner shall not stand or offer to stand bail for a person

37 RPC

Right to Liberty

46(1) CFRN

Remand Proceeding is LEGAL

Lufadeju v Johnson

A Magistrate cannot grant bail in respect of a capital offence

Dogo v COP

The Magistrate has a discretion to either grant or refuse bail in felony

Ukatu v COP

Bail is usually refused in respect of a capital offence EXCEPT in special circumstances

Olugbusi v COP

The high court can grant bail in capital offences

Dogo v COP

I’ll health as an exemption to granting bail on capital offences

Ani v State

Bail application may be made orally in ANY COURT if the court allows it

Abiola v FRN

Writ of habeas corpus

46 Lagos Rules

discretion of judge to grant bail in felonies

Ukatu v COP

Court shall grant bail for misdemeanor and simple offences

163 ACJA ; 173 ACJL Kano ; 115 ACJL Lagos

Procedure for application of bail in the HC South

Simidele V. COP

Procedure for application of bail in the HC North

Tanko v COP ; 467 ACJAK

Procedure for application of bail in the HC FCT

492 ACJA

Bail application to the high court after refusal by the magistrate court is not an appeal / accompanying docs for app for bail

Simidele v. COP

Procedure for application of bail in the FHC and NIC

158 ACJA

Effect of non-compliance of mode of application for bail

Bello v AG Oyo State

Self-recognizance

FRN v Babalakin ; Asari Dokubo v FRN

Terms of the bail must not be onerous ; Review of bail

Eyu v State

Bail must not be refused to punish the suspect or the defendant

Dogo v COP

A Surety CANNOT BE ARRAIGNED for failing to produce a defendant

Christopher Ekwuazi v DPP