Criminal Procedure Code 2010 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Arrest and Bail and Processes to Compel Appearance
105. Surety may apply to have bond discharged
Feedback & supportA surety may at any time apply to the court to discharge the bond as far as it relates to him or her.
court
“court” means the Court of Appeal, the General Division of the High Court, a Family Court, a Youth Court, a District Court or a Magistrate’s Court (as the case may be) which exercises criminal jurisdiction;
On receiving such an application, the court may issue an arrest warrant directing that the released person be produced before it.
released person
“released person” means any person who is released on bail or on his or her personal bond, as the case may be;
When the released person appears in court under the warrant or voluntarily, the court must direct that the bond be discharged wholly or so far as it relates to the applicant and must call on the released person to provide other sufficient sureties.
A surety may arrest the person for whom he or she stood surety and immediately bring the person before a court, and the court must then discharge the surety’s bond and call on the released person to provide other sufficient sureties.
If a released person fails to provide other sufficient sureties when called on to do so under subsection (3) or (4), the court must commit him or her to custody.