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The Criminal Procedure (Appeal from Refusal of Bail) Rules
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
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1.These Rules may be cited as the Criminal Procedure (Appeal from Refusal of Bail) Rules.2.Where a person, convicted on a trial held by a subordinate court, who has entered an appeal to the High Court and has been refused bail by the subordinate court desires to appeal against refusal to the High Court under the proviso to subsection (1) of section 357 of the Code, his appeal against refusal shall be made in the form of a petition in writing presented by the appellant or his advocate.3.The petition shall set out clearly and fully the grounds upon which the application for bail to the subordinate court was made and the grounds of the appeal, and shall be lodged with the Registrar of the High Court.4.A copy of the petition shall, at least three days before the day fixed for the hearing of the appeal, be served by the appellant or his advocate on the Attorney-General, unless the judge for special reasons dispenses with that service.5.An affidavit may be filed on behalf of the Attorney-General in reply to the petition.6.The Judge may require either the appellant or the respondent to file an affidavit or an additional affidavit.