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SECTION 161: Bail where a suspect is charged with capital offence

Part of: Edo State Administration of Criminal Justice Law 2016 (As Amended)

(1) A suspect arrested, detained or charged with an offence punishable with death shall only be admitted to bail by a judge of the High Court, under exceptional circumstances. (2) For the purpose of exercise of discretion in subsection (1) of this section, “exceptional circumstance”…

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