Section 28. Bail and remand. (SHAR'IYAH COURTS AND MUSLIM MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ENACTMENT, 1966

ENACTMENT NO. 1 OF 1966
SHAR'IYAH COURTS AND MUSLIM MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ENACTMENT, 1966

PART II - RELIGIOUS COURTS
PROCEDURE IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

Section 28. Bail and remand.

(1) The Court may grant bail to any accused persons. Such bail may be taken in cash or by bond without sureties. The Court may on issuing a warrant of arrest authorize the police to grant bail on such terms as the Court may prescribe.

(2) Unless bail shall be granted, any person lawfully arrested under this Enactment, shall be detained pending trial in prison or police lock-up on a Warrant of Remand issued by a Kadhi in Form E of the Schedule.

(3) No Court shall remand any accused person pending trial for a term exceeding seven days at a time.

(4) The trial of any accused person detained in prison shall take place at the earliest possible time and in priority to all other work of the Court, even though especially fixed for hearing.