Every accused person is entitled to apply to the court for bail while waiting for trial. The decision is up to the court to give or not to give bail to an accused person.

A surety is a person who appears in court and promises that the accused will come to court for his or her trial if released on bail. He or she accepts the responsibility to pay a fixed sum of money to the government if the accused does not appear in court when needed.

• A letter of introduction to the court from the LC 1 chairperson of their home area signed and stamped.
• A valid identification card which may be a driving permit, passport, voter’s card, national id.
• Sometimes the court may require that a certain amount of money be deposited in court.