The issue of pre-trial release or bail remains an important topic in the criminal justice process. This is mainly because bail is concerned with one of the most important principles of justice, namely, individual freedom. The denial of release after arrest constitutes, without doubt, serious infraction to personal freedom.

Content

• Table of Cases
• Table of Statutes
• Practical considerations
• Bail before first appearance in court
• The bail application in court
• Factors to be considered when granting bail
• Juveniles

• The effect of bail
• Cancellation of bail
• Bail in the High Court o Background
• Annexures
• Extracts from Afrikaans judgments