Kyuma has been 'on remand' for two years since he was arrested for mob justice. In the beginning, he kept asking the court to release him until he lost hope and gave up. Now his brother has told him their father is not well and he can no longer dig a full acre of land so Kyuma should get out soon and help them with the farm.
Kyuma wants to know if he should try asking to get out again or if it will be a waste of time to try.
WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?
When we say a person is on remand, we mean that person has been kept in prison until the next time their case comes to court so that they can easily be picked up and brought before the court.
By law, every person who has a criminal case to answer and that case is before a court of law has a right to apply to be released on bail if they have been on remand for 120 days (for cases that can be heard by a magistrate court), or if they have been on remand for 360 days (the case should be heard only by the High Court)
This is because cases before the High Court are serious cases which can carry a punishment of life imprisonment or death.
Source: BarefootLawyers.
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