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WHAT DO YOU DO IF THE PERSON YOU REPORTED IS RELEASED BY COURT?.

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By #BarefootLawyers 


Nakalembe has endured a lot from Johnny, her neighbour. Whenever one of her matooke gets ready for harvesting he comes for it the night before she can harvest it. This time round, she caught him red-handed in her bedroom holding her handbag. He pushed her out of the way and ran away with her bag.  

On Friday last week, he was arrested by the Police and Nakalembe was told that he would be in court on Monday morning. So, she was very shocked when she found him playing ‘ludo’ on Monday night. She ran back to the Police, but she was informed that Johnny had received bail. Nakalembe is worried that she has already lost the case and wonders if she will be able to get back her money since Johhny is out on bail. 

WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY? 

When someone is arrested for committing a crime, they are known as a suspect. This is because anyone who is accused of committing a criminal offence is presumed (taken) to be innocent. 

The law says that any person who has been accused of a crime has a right to ask the court for permission to be released from custody (prison) until their criminal case is heard and the judgement reached by the court. This written permission is called Bail. 

When a person is given bail, it does not mean that the case has ended.Instead, they are given a chance to continue with their day-to-day life while investigations and the case take place. When the person is found guilty of the crime, they will be arrested and delivered to prison to serve their punishment.

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