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Bail: compassionate groundsN.I.
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91—(1) A person who—
(a)has been remanded in custody by a magistrates' court, and
(b)is for the time being held in custody,
may apply to the appropriate court for bail on compassionate grounds specified in the application.
(2) On an application under this section the appropriate court may grant bail.
(3) For the purposes of this section and section 92 a person is held in custody if that person is held in custody in a prison, young offenders' centre, juvenile justice centre or other institution.
(4) In this section “the appropriate court” means—
(a)the magistrates' court by which the person was remanded in custody; or
(b)a magistrates' court acting for the same county court division as that court.
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