Right to information in advance


If there is going to be a trial, you will receive information about the trial in advance.

Before the trial, you should receive the following information:

  • The date and place of the trial.
  • If the accused is kept in police custody, you have the right to be told if they are released or escape from custody.
  • Information about the decision on bail (whether to release the accused from prison). The accused will probably ask to be released on bail. You have the right to be told if the accused is to be released on bail and the conditions of bail if they relate to you. If someone is released on bail, they have to keep certain rules known as their “bail conditions”. These could include them not being allowed to go to your neighbourhood or make contact with you. You also have the right to learn whether the accused was denied bail and “remanded in custody” (this means that they will be kept in detention (prison) until the trial). A judge makes the decision whether to give bail once the accused person has been charged with an offence.
  • If the accused is kept in detention before the trial, you have the right to be told if they are released or escape from detention.

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