5 Bail on adjournment before sentence. C1

In each of sections 179 and 380 of the 1975 Act (power of court to adjourn case before sentence)—

a

there shall be inserted before the proviso the words—

and where the court so adjourns the case it shall remand the accused in custody or on bail

b

at the end there shall be added the following subsection—

2

An accused who is remanded under this section may appeal against the refusal of bail or against the conditions imposed within 24 hours of his remand, by note of appeal presented to the High Court, and the High Court, either in court or in chambers, may, after hearing parties—

a

review the order and grant bail on such conditions as it thinks fit; or

b

confirm the order.