... everyone should be granted bail. This comes under section 4. Looking at the three crimes above, they all come under different types of seriousness however; the general right to bail is still available to all three of them. However, there are exceptions to this general rule. The custody officer must release a person, who has been charged with an offence, on bail unless the police cannot discover the person's name and address or reasonably think that the information given is false. They may also refuse bail if they feel detention is necessary for the individual's protection or to prevent the person from causing harm to someone else and property. If the police reasonably believe that the person while 'jump' bail, interfere with witnesses or otherwise obstruct the course of justice, they may decide upon refusing bail. Ian may be refused bail as the court may believe that him remaining in ...

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