ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015

Section 173: Continuous bail

2015Section 173 of 495Federal Republic of Nigeria

(1) Where a defendant is released on bail, the recognizance may be conditioned for his appearance at every time and place to which, during the course of the proceedings, the hearing may from time to time be adjourned.
(2) The court may, where the circumstances appear just:
(a) vary the order of release on bail of the defendant at any subsequent hearing;
(b) at any subsequent stage of any proceeding, cause a defendant who has been released on bail to be arrested and be committed to custody:
Provided that the Judge shall state in his record the reason for the variation of the order or committal of the defendant.
(3) Nothing in this section or in any other section relating to bail is deemed to require the release of a defendant liable to be detained for some matter other than that in respect of which the recognizance was entered into or to which the bail relates.

Cite this section

Section 173, ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT, 2015 (2015).

https://repo.podus.ai/laws/administration-of-criminal-justice-act-2015/section/173/